what restrict telnet for root itself but allow for other user
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Answer / d.jagankumar
vi /etc/pam.d/login
auth required pam_securetty.so== 1st line
should be placed as required.if we change the option as
sufficient instead of required telnet can login as "root".
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Answer / raju
Root can login through telnet session, but by default it is
disabled. You can enable by appending /etc/securetty file
open /etc/securetty using vi
#vi /etc/securetty
pts/0
pts/1
don't remove anything from this /etc/securetty , just
append your entr
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