David - You must add ttyp0 (assuming your the only person that wants to telnet to the box to the /etc/securetty file to allow root logins. If your not the only telnetter, you have to add ttyp0 -> ttyp12 or so, which should let you login as root even if 11 people are telnetting in already.
Eric ---------- From: David J. Evans[SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, August 15, 1996 9:08 AM To: Debian User Subject: telnet acces for root ? I've set up a test PC with Debian 1.1 and want to administer it remotely but am refused a telnet connection as root ... is there a way around this ? Do I have to give root privs. to a named user or can I enable telnet connections as root ? The machine normally has no screen or keyboard - hence the need for telnet access ! Thanks in advance David ______________ David J. Evans AMS, Virology Research Group, The University of Reading Whiteknights, P.O. Box 228, Reading RG6 6AJ Tel : +44 (0)118 9318893 Fax : +44 (0)118 9316537 http://skpc10.reading.ac.uk/