Perhaps you have an empty /etc/securetty ???
deleting your /etc/securetty you'll be able to log on as root from
everywhere
> I have 2 machines running Mandrake 7.0, one of which refuses to
> allow a
> login as root. Any password, even the correct one, is "Incorrect".
> You have to
> log in as a user, then su to root. This woks reliably.
>
> The machine in question is an AMD K6/2-350, 64MB of ram, 4.3
> Gig for
> linux. and running an SiS 6326 video card. This latest
> installation is a
> reinstall after an upgrade from 6.1 failed miserably. The problem
> was present
> under 6.1 as well.
>
> Any ideas? I have an AMD i586 running here, and you can log in as
> root fine.
>
>
>
> --
> Regards,
>
>
> Declan Moriarty
>
>
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