On Mon, Nov 9, 2015 at 6:38 PM, Michael Orlitzky <m...@gentoo.org> wrote:
> A major upgrade to OpenSSH is being stabilized: > > https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=555518 > > The default of PermitRootLogin for sshd in the new version is > "prohibit-password". If you typically log in to the root account over > SSH using a password, **IT'S GONNA BREAK**, and you won't be able to fix > it remotely unless you have an account that can sudo to root. > > To maintain the current behavior, set PermitRootLogin to "yes" before > you upgrade, and then be careful not to wipe out sshd_config. > > The question is, why would you want root login? If your still using it, your doing it wrong.
