For mgetty users with non-trusted shell logins

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On Wed, 27 Jan 1999, Gert Doering wrote:

> > Do you know the details of the AIX/terminal server implementation ?
> > Isn't it just the ``rlogin trick'' also and thus not vulnerable ?
> 
> No, the /dev/tty<x> is *hardwired* via a special device driver to 
> "terminal server <a>, port <b>".  So you can use this for dialout, and
> there is a mgetty listening on this /dev/tty<x> device for answer ->
> I'm fairly sure it works.

What are the priveleges for the devices when NO connection is established?

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