From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from lists.gentoo.org ([140.105.134.102] helo=robin.gentoo.org) by finch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from <gentoo-user+bounces-69469-garchives=archives.gentoo.org@gentoo.org>) id 1IVvD5-0005Ki-KE for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Thu, 13 Sep 2007 20:22:48 +0000 Received: from robin.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by robin.gentoo.org (8.14.0/8.14.0) with SMTP id l8DKDn1c008967; Thu, 13 Sep 2007 20:13:49 GMT Received: from tomts13-srv.bellnexxia.net (tomts13.bellnexxia.net [209.226.175.34]) by robin.gentoo.org (8.14.0/8.14.0) with ESMTP id l8DK75ZT000620 for <gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org>; Thu, 13 Sep 2007 20:07:06 GMT Received: from sympatico.ca ([70.49.172.56]) by tomts13-srv.bellnexxia.net (InterMail vM.5.01.06.13 201-253-122-130-113-20050324) with SMTP id <20070913200702.ZDNK13659.tomts13-srv.bellnexxia.net@sympatico.ca> for <gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org>; Thu, 13 Sep 2007 16:07:02 -0400 Received: by sympatico.ca (sSMTP sendmail emulation); Thu, 13 Sep 2007 16:07:02 -0400 Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2007 16:07:02 -0400 From: Philip Webb <purslow@sympatico.ca> To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] root can't login on console, but can ssh... Message-ID: <20070913200702.GA4660@sympatico.ca> Mail-Followup-To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org References: <BRAKAXRPmcarcR4ZDgC0000074b@mx1.lockdownnetworks.com> Precedence: bulk List-Post: <mailto:gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org> List-Help: <mailto:gentoo-user+help@gentoo.org> List-Unsubscribe: <mailto:gentoo-user+unsubscribe@gentoo.org> List-Subscribe: <mailto:gentoo-user+subscribe@gentoo.org> List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail <gentoo-user.gentoo.org> X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <BRAKAXRPmcarcR4ZDgC0000074b@mx1.lockdownnetworks.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.16 (2007-06-09) X-Archives-Salt: bbb9cb27-db24-4f6b-9000-237cf2f9f8d8 X-Archives-Hash: 2f92d2ae3c8dc0e8c2ddfb94a7f164c3 070913 Daevid Vincent wrote: > I simply want root to be able to login from console (tty[1-6]) > or ssh (pts/[0-9]) without a password. Currently ssh does work fine. > It's only the physical console that doesn't. There is a provision somewhere to disallow root logins, so that mb your problem rather than anything to do with passwords: have a look in such places as /etc/login* & /etc/security/* . Just a quick suggestion in the absence of more informative help. -- ========================,,============================================ SUPPORT ___________//___, Philip Webb : purslow@chass.utoronto.ca ELECTRIC /] [] [] [] [] []| Centre for Urban & Community Studies TRANSIT `-O----------O---' University of Toronto -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list