[ale] telneting as root

[Christopher Fowler]

> 
> 
> Why can't I telnet into a linux box as root?  What configuration file 
> needs to change?  I'm running vanilla RedHat 3.0.3...
> 
> <servername> login: root
> root login refused on this terminal.
> 
> 
> Other users can telnet it, it would just save some time if I could telnet 
> in directly and not have to use another user id and then 'su' once 
> logged-in.  Security is not really a concern (I suspect this is why the 
> root telnet login is disabled)...
> 
> Also, is there a general source for info on the Linux daemons (telnetd, 
> ftpd, etc and what files are used to configure them?  While I've been 
> able to find enough info on the client parts of these protocols from man 
> pages, etc. it's been difficult to know about the server parts...
> 
> TIA
> 
> 
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You need to edit /etc/securetty


Thanks,
Christopher Fowler
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