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From: j@iag.net (Jason Rowley)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: rlogin for root oddness
Date: 25 Oct 1996 19:30:45 GMT
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Neil Long (neil.long@materials.oxford.ac.uk) wrote:
: Hi
: Has anyone found that root cannot rlogin to a FreeBSD 2.1.5-RELEASE system
: but can to a FreeBSD 2.2-961014-SNAP system.

The ttys are probably all set to secure in /etc/ttys. Change them to
insecure. I wouldn't recommend it if you are on a LAN or the internet
for secureity reasons.

Peace,
J

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