Subject: Re: How can I login as root from remote?
To: Reinhard Schu <schu@rz.uni-sb.de>
From: Michael K. Sanders <msanders@WPI.EDU>
List: amiga
Date: 09/13/1994 13:36:25
>The subject says it. Which file do I have to edit to be available to
>login as root from remote. If I try to, NetBSD says: "ROOT login refused from
>this terminal" (ttyp0).

IF you really want to do this, you should edit /etc/gettytab and mark
ttyp0 (or whatever) as secure. However, for obvious security reasons, you
would be better off disallowing root logins and using su.

>Best Regards,
>Reinhard Schu

- Mike

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