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From: cczdao@mips.nott.ac.uk (David Osborne)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mips
Subject: Preventing root login on pseudo-ttys
Message-ID: <1991Apr26.122640.12194@cs.nott.ac.uk>
Date: 26 Apr 91 12:26:40 GMT
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Creating /etc/login.root.console.ok, as described in login(1),
successfully prevents root logins on directly-connected or
X.29-connected terminals, other than the console.  However, root
logins on pseudo-ttys (ttyq*) are still possible.  Is there a way to
lock these out?  I'd like to force those who need root access to use
su instead, as that's accountable and logged.

Configuration: M/2000, RiscOS 4.51

--dave
  David Osborne, Cripps Computing Centre, University of Nottingham
                        Nottingham NG7 2RD, UK
                    (Phone: +44 602 484848 x2064)

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David Osborne