Redhat Linux 9 cannot log in as root on console

msweeden · 08-18-2009, 03:53 PM

I have a system running Redhat Linux 9 on an i386 platform running as a server which has been in operation for about 4 years. For some reason after all this time, I can suddenly no longer log in as root on the console. I can log in as another user and "su" to root, but I did not use to have to do this. I should point out that the company that supplies the application software in use on this machine did have a tech working on it, and I presume a setting got changed along the line that I would like to reverse.
Thanks!

ABL · 08-18-2009, 04:02 PM

Try looking in sshd_config. If there is a line like the following: PermitRootLogin no
Change it to yes, and restart sshd.

--Alden

msweeden · 08-18-2009, 06:45 PM

The line like that in the file is commented out and that file is unchanged for a few years, so the issue must be elsewhere. Thanks for the tip!

John VV · 08-18-2009, 09:43 PM

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Wim Sturkenboom · 08-18-2009, 11:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ABL

Try looking in sshd_config. If there is a line like the following: PermitRootLogin no
Change it to yes, and restart sshd.

--Alden

That's only related to ssh, not to a console. So it will not solve the issue.

chrism01 · 08-18-2009, 11:58 PM

See table 4.1 http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/l...rivileges.html