Gentoo Archives: gentoo-user

From:	Philip Webb <purslow@×××××××××.ca>
To:	gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject:	Re: [gentoo-user] root can't login on console, but can ssh...
Date:	Thu, 13 Sep 2007 20:22:48
Message-Id:	`20070913200702.GA4660@sympatico.ca`
In Reply to:	[gentoo-user] root can't login on console, but can ssh... by Daevid Vincent

1	070913 Daevid Vincent wrote:
2	> I simply want root to be able to login from console (tty[1-6])
3	> or ssh (pts/[0-9]) without a password. Currently ssh does work fine.
4	> It's only the physical console that doesn't.
5
6	There is a provision somewhere to disallow root logins,
7	so that mb your problem rather than anything to do with passwords:
8	have a look in such places as /etc/login* & /etc/security/* .
9	Just a quick suggestion in the absence of more informative help.
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Re: [gentoo-user] root can't login on console, but can ssh...	Hans-Werner Hilse <hilse@×××.de>