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From: mzw9022@ddmtg1.UUCP (grinder)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions
Subject: Re: tip problem
Message-ID: <17@ddmtg1.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 22-Jul-87 09:42:11 EDT
Article-I.D.: ddmtg1.17
Posted: Wed Jul 22 09:42:11 1987
Date-Received: Fri, 24-Jul-87 07:09:14 EDT
References: <154@dsacng1.UUCP>
Organization: Defense Depot Memphis
Lines: 16
Keywords: tip root passwd
Summary: tip with hardwire connections

In article <154@dsacng1.UUCP>, nba1815@dsacng1.UUCP (Frank Cook) writes:
> 
> the remote machine doesn't recognize root's passwd.  Could this be a "security
> feature", for lack of a better term, of tip or is something else hosing up the 
> login procedure ?

Yes it is a security feature. It is in /etc/ttys.
In order to log in as root on any one port (tty)
the word secure has to be included in the tty file for that
port.  

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Valerie Grinder   (DEFENSE DEPOT MEMPHIS TENNESEE)
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