Re: Help needed ...

[MURALI N <murali.n@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Thu, 8 Jul 1999, Madhu R Sudhanan wrote:

:Hello,
:
:    I'm using Red Hat Linux Version 5.2 on my system. When I try to
:login as root to the linux server from a Windows 95 client I'm getting
:the message "Login Incorrect". Will I not be able to logon as root to
:the server using telnet ?
:
:    Some one pls explain me about this.
:


ofcourse you can't. linux allows root logins only from the console or a 
tty. it is for a good reason. if however you want to be able to login as
root from a windows client, edit the /etc/securetty file.
 



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