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Old 01-17-2002, 03:29 PM   #1
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Question Disable/Enable Root Login @ Console


I have a simple question in terms of how to do something. I am running Mandrake Linux 8.1, and have set my security level to paranoid. During this process, it disabled root login from the console, which I ususally don't have a problem with.

At this point, I am completely stumpted as to how it did it. I checked the securetty, access.conf and other related files in the /etc/security directory, and have found nothing relating to the restriction of root to login at the console.

Any help is appreciate!
 
Old 01-17-2002, 03:33 PM   #2
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If tty1-tty6 is commented out in securetty, i think thats your problem. Thats the file that restricts where root can log in. There might be something else, but take a look there first to make sure its not all commented out.

I hope this helps.
 
Old 01-17-2002, 03:42 PM   #3
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Well the was nothing in the securetty file, so I added in tty1 and tty2 to test your suggestion, and to no evail, it still didn't work. Each time I try to login as root it still tells me incorrect password, so something is still preventing it... ?

I thought for sure that was it, and that maybe I was thinking dislexic again.. :-)
 
Old 01-18-2002, 10:19 AM   #4
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So you can login at console as someone else and then su to root??????????
 
Old 01-18-2002, 05:49 PM   #5
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Yes.. that I was able to do.

I'm still not sure what the heck was going on. I reran the script to enable it again, and it took out whatever it had put in. I have sinced disabled root access the proper way, so at least I can enable it again if I need to.
 
  


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