Because network terminals are by default marked as "insecure".

Anyway, you really should not log in as root.  Instead, create a normal
user account for yourself, edit the /etc/group file to make that user a
member of the "wheel" group.  Then you can log in as a normal user and
use su to become root.

On Sun, 13 Aug 2000, watanabe wrote:

> hello all.
> I have telnet problem.
> following.
> 
> login: root
> Password:xxxxx
> 
> this message.
> 
> root login refused on this terminal.
> 
> why ?
> 
> help me.
> Thanks.

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