{
    "mode": "man",
    "parameter": "SECURETTY",
    "section": "5",
    "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/SECURETTY/5/json",
    "generated": "2026-06-13T22:57:51Z",
    "sections": {
        "NAME": {
            "content": "securetty - list of terminals on which root is allowed to login\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "DESCRIPTION": {
            "content": "The file /etc/securetty contains the names of terminals (one per line, without leading /dev/)\nwhich are considered secure for the transmission of certain authentication tokens.\n\nIt is used by (some versions of) login(1) to restrict the terminals on which root is  allowed\nto login.  See login.defs(5) if you use the shadow suite.\n\nOn  PAM  enabled systems, it is used for the same purpose by pamsecuretty(8) to restrict the\nterminals on which empty passwords are accepted.\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "FILES": {
            "content": "/etc/securetty\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "SEE ALSO": {
            "content": "login(1), login.defs(5), pamsecuretty(8)\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "COLOPHON": {
            "content": "This page is part of release 5.10 of the Linux  man-pages  project.   A  description  of  the\nproject,  information about reporting bugs, and the latest version of this page, can be found\nat https://www.kernel.org/doc/man-pages/.\n\n\n\nLinux                                        2020-06-09                                 SECURETTY(5)",
            "subsections": []
        }
    },
    "summary": "securetty - list of terminals on which root is allowed to login",
    "flags": [],
    "examples": [],
    "see_also": [
        {
            "name": "login",
            "section": "1",
            "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/login/1/json"
        },
        {
            "name": "login.defs",
            "section": "5",
            "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/login.defs/5/json"
        },
        {
            "name": "pamsecuretty",
            "section": "8",
            "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/pamsecuretty/8/json"
        }
    ]
}