Re: [expert] Root Password problem

2000-08-05 Thread LINUX_1
Well, if you won't log on as root from remote, i suggest - #cat /etc/securetty tty1 tty2 tty3 tty4 tty5 tty6 - Now you can log on as root only from local consoles !! it means you kill yourself. Off course that is very unsecure, cause youcan login as

[expert] Root Password problem

2000-08-04 Thread Declan Moriarty
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

RE: [expert] Root Password problem

2000-08-04 Thread Carver, Paul, NLSOP
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

Re: [expert] Root Password problem

2000-08-04 Thread Bob
Sounds like you set security to too high. You cannot login as root. Only as a user then su. At 08:53 AM 8/4/2000 +, 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

Re: [expert] Root Password problem

2000-08-04 Thread LINUX_1
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

Re: [expert] Root Password problem

2000-08-04 Thread Stephen Carville
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

Re: [expert] Root Password problem

2000-08-04 Thread Pak Janggut
this usually happen when you choose high security install. in this type you're not allow to login as root in your console, but you have to login as user and the su. try medium security. On Fri, 4 Aug 2000, Declan Moriarty wrote: I have 2 machines running Mandrake 7.0, one of which

Re: [expert] Root Password problem

2000-08-04 Thread Pak Janggut
it means you kill yourself. Off course that is very unsecure, cause you can login as root from remote. On Fri, 4 Aug 2000, LINUX_1 wrote: 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