[ILUG] Quickie

[John Dunnion]

> What file do I need to access to allow "root" to have telnet access on
> a Solaris 2.6 box ??   I can hear you guys cringing in terror already,
> but this is just a very temporary measure - and they are only two test
> boxes anyway :-)

I would say that it's not a function of telnet that prevents root from logging
in, but a function of the login programme. The following are extracts from the
login(1) manual page from Solaris (2.5, but it's the same, I'd say):
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     To enable remote logins by root, edit the /etc/default/login
     file   by   inserting  a  '  #  '  (pound-sign)  before  the
     CONSOLE=/dev/console entry.  See FILES below.
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FILES
...
     /etc/default/login  Default value can be set for the follow-
                         ing  flags  in  /etc/default/login.  For
                         example:  TIMEZONE=EST5EDT
                         TIMEZONE:      Sets the  TZ  environment
                                        variable   of  the  shell
                                        (see environ(5)).
                         HZ:            Sets the  HZ  environment
                                        variable of the shell.
                         ULIMIT:        Sets the file size  limit
                                        for the login.  Units are
                                        disk blocks.  Default  is
                                        zero (no limit).
                         CONSOLE:       If set, root can login on
                                        that  device  only.  This
                                        will not  prevent  execu-
                                        tion  of  remote commands
                                        with rsh(1).  Comment out
                                        this  line to allow login
                                        by root.
                         PASSREQ:       Determines    if    login
                                        requires a password.
                         ALTSHELL:      Determines    if    login
                                        should   set   the  SHELL
                                        environment variable.
                         PATH:          Sets  the  initial  shell
                                        PATH variable.
                         SUPATH:        Sets  the  initial  shell
                                        PATH variable for root.

SunOS 5.5           Last change: 24 Feb 1995                    4

login(1)                  User Commands                  login(1)

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SunOS 5.5           Last change: 24 Feb 1995                    5

login(1)                  User Commands                  login(1)
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Hope this helps,
John.