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From: Snob Art Genre <benedict@echonyc.com>
To: The Classiest Man Alive <ksmm@cybercom.net>
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/etc/ttys (man 5 ttys for the format)

On Fri, 5 Dec 1997, The Classiest Man Alive wrote:

> On Fri, 5 Dec 1997, Jim Bryant wrote:
> 
>  : btw: you CAN log in as root via telnet, but i'm not going to have the
>  : finger pointing at me for telling this guy which configuration file to
>  : change, which by default diallows root logins over a pty.
> 
> 
> What finger pointing?  It's just sharing the knowledge.  I'd actually like 
> to know this myself.
> 
> K.S.
> 
> PS -- If you don't want to get in trouble, just whisper it back to me
> privately.
> 
> 



 Ben

"You have your mind on computers, it seems."