1securetty(5)                  File Formats Manual                 securetty(5)
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NAME

6       securetty - list of terminals on which root is allowed to login
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DESCRIPTION

9       The  file /etc/securetty contains the names of terminals (one per line,
10       without leading /dev/) which are considered secure for the transmission
11       of certain authentication tokens.
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13       It  is used by (some versions of) login(1) to restrict the terminals on
14       which root is allowed to login.   See  login.defs(5)  if  you  use  the
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17       On  PAM  enabled  systems,  it  is used for the same purpose by pam_se‐
18       curetty(8) to restrict the terminals on which empty passwords  are  ac‐
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FILES

22       /etc/securetty
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SEE ALSO

25       login(1), login.defs(5), pam_securetty(8)
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