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Michael A. Lockhart <lockhart@cs.colostate.edu> wrote:
: vishwanath parakala wrote:
: > RedHat by default disallows root access from a remote terminal
: > A coupla months back somebody suggested a remedy to this ...
: > COuld somebody refresh my memory over this ..

: It's generally not a good idea to do this, but taking root out of
: /etc/ftpusers should "fix" the problem. Also, you might need to remove
: the root entry from /home/ftp/etc/passwd. I'm not sure though.

The above solution would let root FTP in  - still not a good idea. But
I think what he was asking was how to allow root to TELNET in.  That
is located in /etc/login.defs.  There is a line that begins with 
CONSOLE.  Following is either a list of consoles that root is allowed
to login from, or a file listing the same.  You can edit this list
to change it.  Usually, I just add a few internet pseudoterminals like
/dev/ttyp0 - /dev/ttyp3. See login(5). 

From a straight record-keeping point of view, the accepted way to do 
this is to log in using a weak account, then use SU to get to root.

Your mileage may vary.

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