It's funny how a message like this get's posted about every week and a
half or so. In /etc, there is a file called securetty. Those are all the
terminals that roon can login from. Add some more to the list...
ls /dev/tty* /dev/pty* > /etc/securetty
^^^^^^^ this is the new naming convention for pseudo
terminals with the new kernels.
-CJO-
On Tue, 6 Apr 1999, Vincenzo Jon - IL wrote:
>How do I allow root to create a telnet session? I know that you can 'su'
>from another user, but I'd like to allow root to telnet directly to the box.
>Yes, it's a huge security hole, but this machine has no access to the
>outside world.
>
>Thanks
>JV
>
C.J. Oster (Linux Guru/Surge Addict)
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