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Maintaining system security

Restricting root logins to a specific device

You can restrict root logins to a specific device by creating a special entry in the file /etc/default/login. For example, to restrict root to the first console multiscreen you would add the following entry to /etc/default/login:

   CONSOLE=/dev/tty01

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