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by **Ronald Hoven** » Thu, 25 Feb 1999 04:00:00

I am not able to telnet or rlogin to my linux box: when I try to login
as root I get erromessage Login incorrect.
However, if I try a 'normal' user, it works!

Is this normal/what can I do about it?

Thanks.

Ronald Hovens

by **PC^Go** » Thu, 25 Feb 1999 04:00:00

> I am not able to telnet or rlogin to my linux box: when I try to login
> as root I get erromessage Login incorrect.
> However, if I try a 'normal' user, it works!

> Is this normal/what can I do about it?

some distros (like redhat) disable remote root login by default, since
it may be a security threat. You can change that default (I don't
recommend it) by editing the /etc/security/access.conf (correct me if
I'm wrong on this) file.

-- PC^God --

by **Gert Wolln** » Thu, 25 Feb 1999 04:00:00

> I am not able to telnet or rlogin to my linux box: when I try to login
> as root I get erromessage Login incorrect.
> However, if I try a 'normal' user, it works!

> Is this normal/what can I do about it?

There is a file /etc/securegettys, here you would have to add the
terminals for in-telneting (AFAIK ttyp0,ttyp1,...), but you should not
do that for security reasons if your linux box is connected to the world
outside.
Log in as normal user and 'su' instead.

Bye

Gert

--
Max-Planck-Institute of Cognitive NeuroSience http://www.cns.mpg.de

http://gerti.home.pages.de

by **William Heyman** » Wed, 03 Mar 1999 04:00:00

> > I am not able to telnet or rlogin to my linux box: when I try to login
> > as root I get erromessage Login incorrect.
> > However, if I try a 'normal' user, it works!

> > Is this normal/what can I do about it?
> There is a file /etc/securegettys, here you would have to add the
> terminals for in-telneting (AFAIK ttyp0,ttyp1,...), but you should not
> do that for security reasons if your linux box is connected to the world
> outside.
> Log in as normal user and 'su' instead.

> Bye

> Gert

> --
> Max-Planck-Institute of Cognitive NeuroSience http://www.cns.mpg.de

> http://gerti.home.pages.de

Try using ssh you can log in as root remotely using that and everything
is
encrypted so that passwords to not get passed around as plain text.

by **K.A. Steensm** » Thu, 04 Mar 1999 04:00:00

how do you change the path variable when using ssh? Mine does not include
some of the more standard places where binaries are stored. TIA KAS

> > > I am not able to telnet or rlogin to my linux box: when I try to login
> > > as root I get erromessage Login incorrect.
> > > However, if I try a 'normal' user, it works!

> > > Is this normal/what can I do about it?
> > There is a file /etc/securegettys, here you would have to add the
> > terminals for in-telneting (AFAIK ttyp0,ttyp1,...), but you should not
> > do that for security reasons if your linux box is connected to the world
> > outside.
> > Log in as normal user and 'su' instead.

> > Bye

> > Gert

> > --
> > Max-Planck-Institute of Cognitive NeuroSience http://www.cns.mpg.de

> > http://gerti.home.pages.de
> Try using ssh you can log in as root remotely using that and everything
> is
> encrypted so that passwords to not get passed around as plain text.

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Telnet and rlogin as root

Telnet and rlogin as root

Telnet and rlogin as root

Telnet and rlogin as root

Telnet and rlogin as root

Telnet and rlogin as root