a while ago i asked about using NFS to export the passwd and shadow files, instead you pointed me to use SCP and SSH to transport files... ( i looked into NIS and i cannot use shadow and MD5 with NIS, maybe in NIS+ ) anyways, i cannot log in as root to the machine in question using ssh, i tried looking in the /etc/securetty file and adding in/uncommenting pty/0-pty/9 but still no luck... where else is root login over ssh denied? -munir ===== -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK----- Version: 3.12 GAT GIT dpu- s:- a19 C++ UL P+ L+(++) E--- W+ N+ w(--) K? O-- M- V- PS+ PE-(--) Y-- PGP-(---) t 5+++ X R tv-- b+++ D++ DI++ G e+ h+() r- y+ UF++ ------END GEEK CODE BLOCK------ __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get email at your own domain with Yahoo! Mail. http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/