man login
man securetty.
On Fri, 4 Aug 2000, kf wrote:
>
> Are you trying to log in as root remotely? If so, this is disallowed by
> default on many Unixen as a security hole. Can't remember just now which
> file it is you need to edit. Anybody?
>
> kf
>
> On Fri, 4 Aug 2000, Declan Moriarty wrote:
>
> = 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
> =
>
> --
> Familiarity breeds contempt.
> -- Publius Syrus (42 B.C.), Maxim 640
>
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