Re: [TCLUG:10372] telnet over network

[Karl Morgan <ksm@dogbrain.com>]

On Mon, 22 Nov 1999, Eric M. Hopper wrote:

> On Mon, Nov 22, 1999 at 07:17:00PM -0600, Barry T. White wrote:
> > Hey, this is just a simple home network with no outside connection.  I want
> > to log in as root using telnet.  I don't even know what ssh is.
> 
> 	You should find out and use it.  :-) It's actually fairly simple
> to set up.
> 
> 	But, assuming for a moment that you really don't want to...
> 
> 	Edit this file:
> /etc/pam.d/login
> 
> 	and change this line:
> auth       required     /lib/security/pam_securetty.so
> 
> 	to say this:
> #auth       required     /lib/security/pam_securetty.so
> 
> 	Then you'll be able to log in as root using any program that
> uses 'login' to authenticate.  I only know this because I had to set up
> a pam entry for sshd.  :-)

I thought that was controlled in /etc/sshd_config

	PermitRootLogin [yes or no]

I've never had to modify any of the pam files.

Regards

					- Karl