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* Re: [gentoo-user] root can't login on console, but can ssh...
  @ 2007-09-13 20:07 99% ` Philip Webb
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From: Philip Webb @ 2007-09-13 20:07 UTC (permalink / raw
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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.

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