Re: redhat 6.0 secure ttys

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From: Greg Leblanc
Date: Sat, 12 Jun 1999 00:00

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In article <7jlpa1$j26$1@nnrp1.deja.com>,
  Ryan Carter <racarter_dtc@my-deja.com> wrote:
> I've been suffering the same frustration and just got off the
telephone
> with redhat support.  According to the engineer that I spoke with,
root
> telnet access has been removed completely from redhat 6.0.  No
> workarounds whatsoever.

That's a crock, because there most certainly is.  You can remove/disable
the /etc/securetty file.  This will make root logins work from ANY
telnet session, so use with caution.  However, what is wrong with
telneting(sshing?) as your normal user and SUing to root?
   Greg
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From: Greg Leblanc <gleblanc@my-deja.com>
Subject: Re: redhat 6.0 secure ttys
Date: 1999/06/12
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