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root login on console

From: jgalt@optonline.net (John Galt)
Subject: Re: preventing root login on telnet or modem sessions
Date: 11 Nov 2002 11:05:40 -0800
References: <003401c27c2d$91d01160$6700000a@venmar.com> 

I finally figured this out on my own.

I also had to add:
REMOTE_ROOT_OK=1


to the /etc/default/login  file along with:

CONSOLE=tty01


Everything is now working.  The man pages did not indicate that
REMOTE_ROOT_OK was needed for simple logins. It implied that that
setting would effect only network root logins via rexecd.

Thanks to everyone who helped.

John


Fabio Giannotti <fabiog@venmar.com> wrote in message news:<003401c27c2d$91d01160$6700000a@venmar.com>...
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: listmaster@xenitec.on.ca [mailto:listmaster@xenitec.on.ca]On
> > Behalf Of John Galt
> > Sent: Friday, October 25, 2002 8:29 AM
> > To: distribution@xenitec.on.ca
> > Subject: preventing root login on telnet or modem sessions
> >
> >
> > Is there a way to prevent authorized users from logging in directly as
> > root on telnet sessions or dialup sessions? I'd like to force the user
> > to log in with their own account, then su to root.  System is SCO Open
> > Server 5.0.6.
> >
> > Thanks.
> 
> 
> You can edit /etc/default/boot and add a line similar to the following:
> 
> CONSOLE=/dev/tty01
> 
> This will restrict root to only be allowed to log in on the first screen of
> the main console.  (su-ing will work from anywhere.)
> 
> Fabio
 

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