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From: mfuhr@dimensional.com (Michael Fuhr)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: remote access for root
Date: 23 Dec 1996 11:48:38 -0700
Organization: Dimensional Communications
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Mike Shover <mikefish@cegt201.bradley.edu> writes:
>is there any way to allow root to login from anywhere but the console?
>i'd like to telnet to the machine, even though it is right next to my
>other workstation (i only have 1 monitor). any help would be great.
>please mail me; i don't read the newsgroups too often.
I prefer to log in as a normal user and su, but if you really want to
allow remote root logins then edit /etc/ttys and add the word "secure"
to several or all of the pseudo terminals, like this:
ttyp0 none network secure
You should HUP init (kill -HUP 1) after editing /etc/ttys, but it
doesn't appear necessary if you edit only terminals with "none" in the
second field.
--
Michael Fuhr
http://www.dimensional.com/~mfuhr/