Re: [newbie] Can't login as root in CLI

2003-10-24 Thread Raffaele Belardi
The file /usr/share/doc/msec-0.38/security.txt describes the security features for each level. Levels 4 and 5 disable direct root login. Disabling direct root login means that somebody has to guess two passwords to enter as root. raffaele [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Thu, Oct 23, 2003 at

Re: [newbie] Can't login as root in CLI

2003-10-23 Thread Ronald J. Hall
On Thursday 23 October 2003 04:32 pm, Adolfo A. Bello B. wrote: I just installed 9.1 with security set to Higher. When booting to runlevel 3 I can not login as root, always receiving a login incorrect message. However, I can login as a regular/normal user and then su to root without problem.

Re: [newbie] Can't login as root in CLI

2003-10-23 Thread Adolfo A. Bello B.
On Thu, Oct 23, 2003 at 05:30:44PM -0400, Ronald J. Hall wrote: On Thursday 23 October 2003 04:32 pm, Adolfo A. Bello B. wrote: I just installed 9.1 with security set to Higher. When booting to runlevel 3 I can not login as root, always receiving a login incorrect message. However, I can

Re: [newbie] can't login as root

2002-06-10 Thread Raffaele Belardi
or even http://www.mandrakesecure.net/en/docs/msec.php: Direct root Login is disabled for Level 4 and 5 raffaele [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Sat, 08 Jun 2002 12:27, et wrote: On Friday 07 June 2002 06:21 pm, you wrote: On Fri, 7 Jun 2002 14:46:13 -0700 Bill Winegarden [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [newbie] can't login as root

2002-06-08 Thread Mark Van Bruggen
On 8/06/2002, The following message was beamed across the Internet: On Fri, 7 Jun 2002 14:46:13 -0700 Bill Winegarden [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, I rarely ask questions for others but this one has me stumped. My colleague running LM8.2 has a default (for his hardware)

[newbie] can't login as root

2002-06-07 Thread Bill Winegarden
Hi, I rarely ask questions for others but this one has me stumped. My colleague running LM8.2 has a default (for his hardware) configuration. He created one user. Then, he went to the security configuration utility and set it to "high". Now he can't get in the gui login as root. His user

Re: [newbie] can't login as root

2002-06-07 Thread Bill Davidson
On Fri, 7 Jun 2002 14:46:13 -0700 Bill Winegarden [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, I rarely ask questions for others but this one has me stumped. My colleague running LM8.2 has a default (for his hardware) configuration. He created one user. Then, he went to the security

Re: [newbie] can't login as root

2002-06-07 Thread Derek Jennings
Well if you set 'High Security' you should not be surprised if the security is 'high'. Logging in as root is dangerous... therefore it is not permitted. If you do not like it, then reduce the security level to something more lax or tune the security options as decribed here

Re: [newbie] can't login as root

2002-06-07 Thread et
On Friday 07 June 2002 06:21 pm, you wrote: On Fri, 7 Jun 2002 14:46:13 -0700 Bill Winegarden [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, I rarely ask questions for others but this one has me stumped. My colleague running LM8.2 has a default (for his hardware) configuration. He created

Re: [newbie] can't login as root

2000-02-04 Thread R_Yeo
On Thu, 03 Feb 2000, Randall Randall wrote: Okay, got another issue, now. :) I'm trying to install a system without X, and have to go through and delete packages manually, in "expert" mode. It claims to be installing all the dependencies (including things I don't really want (like X

[newbie] can't login as root

2000-02-03 Thread Randall Randall
Okay, got another issue, now. :) I'm trying to install a system without X, and have to go through and delete packages manually, in "expert" mode. It claims to be installing all the dependencies (including things I don't really want (like X libraries) but apparently MUST have. Every time I

Re: [newbie] can't login as root

2000-02-03 Thread flupke
Check to see if there is nothing special in your /root/.bashrc or other scripts executed when you log in. Maybe there is something that disconnects you in these scripts. Randall Randall wrote : Okay, got another issue, now. :) I'm trying to install a system without X, and have to go through

Re: [newbie] can't login as root

2000-02-03 Thread Randall Randall
flupke wrote: Check to see if there is nothing special in your /root/.bashrc or other scripts executed when you log in. Maybe there is something that disconnects you in these scripts. Well, I know what it looks like to login to a disabled account, and THAT should just drop you back to a