Date: Sat, 29 Jun 1996 11:12:38 -0400 From: Gary Chrysler <tcg@ime.net> To: Marco Masotti <mc7953@mclink.it> Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: rlogin as root refused Message-ID: <31D547E6.7D9@ime.net> References: <31D53AD3.41C67EA6@mclink.it>
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Marco Masotti wrote: > > I'm getting problems doing rlogin as root, always when towards FreeBSD > machines. > > I can do rsh generic commands and rcp, but not rlogin. > > I set a "+" in the ~root/.rhosts file, but this doesn't suffice. > > Also, my /etc/login.access file has only one line: > > +:ALL:ALL > > Nevertheless, when doing rsh|rlogin <FreeBSD host>, I get: > > # rsh <FreeBSD host> > Password: > root login refused on this terminal. > login: > > I can succesfully do the same operation on behalf of generic users, > other than root, yet through the same rhosts authorization mechanism. > Sure, I can then switch root, but I wish to do it straight also. > > Is this behaviour normal due to security issues? In such case it would > not seem to bi documented anywhere. > > PS: the login.access file seems to function properly when accessing > through a physical tty line, ie. through modems. > I belive you'll find that this is desirable operation, And very likely that it is also normal! How you can change it's behavior is beyond me. Punch in, switch to root. You'll sleep better. :) -Enjoy Gary ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Improve America's Knowledge... Share yours The Borg... Where minds meet (207) 929-3848
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