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  1. Newsgroups: comp.os.linux
  2. Path: sparky!uunet!pipex!warwick!sunserver1.aston.ac.uk!uhura!evansmp
  3. From: evansmp@uhura.aston.ac.uk (Mark Evans)
  4. Subject: Re: TCP/IP Question: Disallow remote logins
  5. Message-ID: <1992Dec16.153143.3629@aston.ac.uk>
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  8. Organization: Aston University
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  11. Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1992 15:31:43 GMT
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  14. operjsl@HYDRA.ROSE-HULMAN.EDU wrote:
  15. : I know it is possible via securetty to prohibit anyone from logging in as
  16. : root via telnet.  Is there a way to prohibit an arbitrary user from 
  17. : logging in remotely via telnet?
  18.  
  19. this happens by default, if you only have the virtual consoles in /etc/securetty.
  20.  
  21. To do the latter you will need to alter login.
  22.  
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