How to allow root login from a specified terminal ?


 
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Old 11-26-2006
How to allow root login from a specified terminal ?

I want to enable root login just from one terminal machine, can i do that via /etc/default/login in console=/dev/console line ?
and if so what i have to type exactly, another question is it normal to edit the files inside defaults directly ? or i can copy it to /etc/ and edit it there and its override the one in /defaults ?
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Old 11-26-2006
with telnet or ssh?
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Old 11-26-2006
For both services.
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Old 11-27-2006
If I remember correctly I think you may want to install tcp wrappers, you can use tcp wrappers to limit access to your boxes by IP addresses provided if your terminals are running static IP's, dunno abt dhcp though.
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