Enabling root user in rlogin

[Taifur]

Hi Senthil

You can check below link as follows,

http://www.docs.hp.com/en/B2355-90827/ch02s01.html

Rgds//
Taifur

[Md. Farhan A Azam]

Hi,

>Check for the /etc/securetty file.

In my case...

I am trying to rlogin from server1 to server2 by using root userid and password. All entries are there in /etc/hosts and in .rhosts file of both server.

In server2.
# more securetty
console
#

but still i am able to login through rlogin. So any one can plz let us know that /etc/securetty file will efect in rlogin also.


Thnx...Farhan

[senthil_kumar_1]

My hp-ux server is in remote location.

I am connecting that HP-UX server using putty.

Now i am not able to login directly by root user.

so I am logging first using other user and again i use "su - " to get root lgoin.

Here i want direct root login.

there is no file like "/etc/securetty" in my server.

what is the procedures to create this file?
what are the contents this file have to cotain?

[Ganesan R · Accepted solution]

Hi again,

If you don't have file /etc/securetty file, then you should be able to login as root directly.

If the file contains like below,

# more /etc/securetty
console

root user can login directly only on console.

[T G Manikandan]

Are you using SSH i.e port 22 with putty or 23 which is telnet.

If its SSH then check in sshd_config, edit the line "#PermitRootLogin yes, uncomment the line and restart sshd.

[Avinash20]

Hi Senthil,

Few queries.

how are you trying to login to the serve
ssh/telnet ??

What is the error message you get when you try to login via root

If telnet, try to login via cmd to get the error message.

[senthil_kumar_1]

Hi All

My problem solved. Now i am able to login by root user directly thru rlogin.

Solution:

I have deleted the file "/etc/securetty".