NAME | DESCRIPTION | FILES | SEE ALSO | COLOPHON

SECURETTY(5)                  Linux Programmer's Manual                  SECURETTY(5)

NAME         top

       securetty - file which lists ttys from which root can log in

DESCRIPTION         top

       The file /etc/securetty is used by (some versions of) login(1).  The file
       contains the device names of tty lines (one per line, without leading /dev/)
       on which root is allowed to login.  See login.defs(5) if you use the shadow
       suite.

FILES         top

       /etc/securetty

SEE ALSO         top

       login(1), login.defs(5)

COLOPHON         top

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Linux                                 1992-12-29                         SECURETTY(5)