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How to prevent root logins from anyplace else than console?

 
Tove Myhre_1
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‎02-03-2000 10:29 PM

‎02-03-2000 10:29 PM

How to prevent root logins from anyplace else than console?

Hi

Does anybody know?
I want users to take an su to root from their own user, and disable direct root
login exept from the console. Is this possible (HPUX 10.20)?

Tove.
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Melvyn Burnard_1
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‎02-03-2000 10:47 PM

‎02-03-2000 10:47 PM

Re: How to prevent root logins from anyplace else than console?

You can do this by having a file called /etc/securetty
with the contents as follows:

console


the permissions should be 644, owner root group sys

this will allow direct login by root at the console only!
all others will have to use the su command
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Tove Myhre_1
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‎02-03-2000 11:12 PM

‎02-03-2000 11:12 PM

Re: How to prevent root logins from anyplace else than console?

Thank you!!

That's a quick answer! I'm impressed.
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