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# 8  
Old 03-14-2008
bakunin: That's why sudo exists.Not that it's easy or foolproof. Remote logins for root via password are an extremely bad idea. Also most security-wise folks disable *hosts based auth for ssh that I've encountered and use keys.
# 9  
Old 03-18-2008
Yes, I checked lsuser root, and "rlogin=true", I still can not login by root. Why?
# 10  
Old 03-19-2008
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Originally Posted by rainbow_bean
Yes, I checked lsuser root, and "rlogin=true", I still can not login by root. Why?
Well that means that you have it configured somewhere else. It is the only logical answer. Computers don't just decide to lock you out. Have you checked ssh? Is this AIX? sudo is not normally a part of AIX unless is installed via 3rd party.
# 11  
Old 03-30-2008
sorry to open this again, but i found this in hp-ux topic.

User not able to login directly using ssh
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