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Date: Wed, 12 Nov 1997 12:01:16 -0800 (PST)
From: Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu>
Reply-To: Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu>
To: "Fiore, William" <Fiowi01@mail.cai.com>
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Subject: Re: allowing root login from serial port
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On Wed, 12 Nov 1997, Fiore, William wrote:

> I cant remember the incantaion to the /etc files that allows
> root to login from a serial port!

Add the keyword `secure'.

You really should log in as yourself then use `su'.

Doug White                              | University of Oregon  
Internet:  dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu    | Residence Networking Assistant
http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite    | Computer Science Major