Hi: the problem with editing securetty is that you can't predict which TTY a login will come in on, particularly if you've got a few users. I know there's a command to allow root login over ssh and it's the default in Debian woody's configuration, but I rejected it so I don't know what it is. Geoff. -- Geoff Shang <gshang at uq.net.au> ICQ number 43634701 Make sure your E-mail can be read by everyone! http://www.betips.net/etc/evilmail.html Please avoid sending me Word or PowerPoint attachments. See http://www.fsf.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html