Terminals are listed in /etc/securetty, yet root cannot login from them

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • ttyS0 is in /etc/securetty, but root cannot login to iLO console
  • Option noconsole does not exist with pam_securetty.so
  • /etc/securetty is checked with following:
    • It is a plain text file.
    • It is not world writeable.

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5

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