Subject: Re: Why no root login
From: Ryan McBeth (ryan@mobiusnm.com)
Date: Thu Nov 09 2000 - 12:51:32 EST
Well, you could edit /etc , but the thought of all of those
.AppleDouble files in /etc ...
Ryan
At 17:42 +0100 09/11/2000, Christian Schmidt wrote:
>TimY schrieb am 08.11.2000:
>
>>I can't get root to login. Is it blocked for some reason.
>
>Yes, it is. And the reason is security.
>
>On many systems, a remote root login is generally forbidden.
>
>Try logging in as "normal" user.
>
>Vai AFP, root can't do anything worthy anyway...
>
>Yours,
>Christian
>--
>Made with a Macintosh...
>ChriSchmi@t-online.de
>http://home.t-online.de/home/chrischmi/
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