[ILUG] Enabling remote root logins on stock RH6.2 box

[Paul Kelly]

Ruairi Newman wrote:

> Just a quickie this time, can anyone tell me exactly how remote root
> logins are disabled in RH6.2?


They're disabled for a reason, but if you really, really need to do it, 
you'll want to edit one or more files in /etc/pam.d/ (/etc/pam.d/login 
usually covers telnet access). The securetty plugin limits root login 
access to terminal listed in /etc/securetty. You can comment out that 
module.

Some services may use further mechanisms to disallow root access. For 
example most FTP daemons will refer to the file /etc/ftpusers for a list 
of users who will /not/ be allowed to login via FTP. root and a number 
of system accounts are typically listed in /etc/ftpusers by default.

Paul.