On Sat, 30 Nov 2002 12:01:42 -0600
"lrnobs" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > First, when you are logged in as root issue the passwd command and
> > recreate your password. This may reset it and fix your problem.
>
> I changed the password but the failure still exists. I also used
> another keyboard with no success.
>
> Startup, login as root - ok, login as user - ok, try to login again
> as root - login incorrect...
>
> Any other ideas, or is there some type of log I can check?
>
> I could always reinstall from scratch, but this just makes no sense.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Larry Nobs
>
>
> > On Sat, 2002-11-30 at 11:31, lrnobs wrote:
> > > I am installing RH 7.3. I had a problem of the root password
> > > not
> working.
> > > I found information on how to delete then recreate the root
> > > password. I
> did
> > > that and it worked.
> > >
> > > Now, if I login as a user, then try to login as root the root
> > > password
> does
> > > not work, but if I power off the computer and restart then root
> > > password works? Is this a known problem somewhere?
The file /etc/securetty is used as a list of terminals from which
root is allowed to log in. It is possible that some of the tty?
entries are missing or corrupted. You can edit this file with an
editor. Here is mine from a RH 7.0 machine:
]# cat /etc/securetty
vc/1
vc/2
vc/3
vc/4
vc/5
vc/6
vc/7
vc/8
vc/9
vc/10
vc/11
tty1
tty2
tty3
tty4
tty5
tty6
tty7
tty8
tty9
tty10
tty11
Tom
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