On Wed, 20 Jan 1999, Dave Mielke wrote:
>On Tue, 19 Jan 1999 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>>it was only a
>>curiosity, Wondering how it worked, I know that you should use 'su' and all
>>that... just seeking deeper insight into things I dont understand :)
>
>It's enforced via PAM, specifically by the "securetty" line in
>"/etc/pam.d/login".
>
> auth required /lib/security/pam_securetty.so
The file is also listed in /etc/login.defs if you have shadow installed.
You can either list the ttys out on a line or give it a filename.
-CJO-
C.J. Oster (Linux Guru/Surge Addict)
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