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From: BORKI@zug.use.ch  (Reto Burkhalter)
Subject: Re: telnetd on FreeBSD 2.1.0
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Date: Sat,  6 Apr 96   5:52:23 GMT
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>> John Abbott 
>> 05.04.1996 
 
 
J)> Is ttys also the file that controls where I can su from?  Right now I get a  
J)> message saying that "root login refused on this terminal."  Advance thanks.  --ja 
 
No, you can't login as root but you can use 'su' to get root. 
In order to login directly as root you have to add a 'secure' after 
the 'network' entry in /etc/ttys. 
 
 
Reto