how to disable root login for x-manager

[M.S.GANESAN]

hi,

i want to disable the root direct login through x-manager as well as through SSH. pls help me out. and tell me how to disable for particular user also.

[Yang Qin_1]

Hi, check if you have a fle called /etc/securetty and put console in the file so that root can only logon to console but not the other terminal sessions.

You need root direct logon with console for maintenance ....


Yang

[M.S.GANESAN]

hi,

i have already done this to disable for telnet session. but for x-manager and SSH also want to do the same(root login disable)

thanks

[Yang Qin_1]

For CDE:

copy /usr/dt/config/Xstartup to /etc/dt/config/Xstartup and edit /etc/dt/config/Xstartup add:

if [ $USER = root ]; then
exit 5
fi

you may need to restart cde

For SSH
check you sshd#_config file and look for
"PermitRootLogin" put no there.

Yang

[Ratzie]

Will this have an issue if root logs in thru the console and lauches a cde session?

[Yang Qin_1]

> Will this have an issue if root logs in thru the console and lauches a cde session?

root can start a x-session like xterm, dtterm, or x-application like netscape, xomni ... after log on to console by "export DISPLAY=xhost:0.0".

If cde is involved user still need to logon first.


Yang