I want to be able to log on as root over the network - enabling this used to involve renaming or removing /etc/securetty, but this file doesn't exist in my newly installed Solari 10. How is this managed now? And where can I read more about these 'deeper' aspects of the system (such as where the seucrity info is kept etc)?
> I want to be able to log on as root over the network
> - enabling this used to involve renaming or removing
> /etc/securetty, but this file doesn't exist in my
You can enable incoming root login via telnet (if that's what you mean) by editing /etc/default/login
If you're looking to use ssh to do root logins (a Better Thing to do than telnet), look at /etc/ssh/sshd_config
securetty is a Linux thing, I believe.
> No, /etc/securetty is found on all UNIXes - even our
> Solaris 8 box.
Just because that file is currently on your box does not mean it was installed by or is used by Solaris.
While not authoritative, the UNIX rosetta stone page suggests that only a few versions of UNIX use that file (or /etc/securettys) for login permission. <http://bhami.com/rosetta.html>
What does 'grep /etc/securetty /var/sadm/install/contents' show on your Solaris 8 machine with the file?
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Darren
