�Baal� sagte am 2002-02-25 um 11:42:28 -0500 :
> Restricting root login can protect you from anybody who tries to get
> root on your machine with a brute force cracker...

Hmm, that's right.  But the guy could still brute force my user account
and brute force the SU, correct?  Wouldn't it be more secure to allow
root logins via ssh, but disable password authentication for root?  Is
this possible?

Alexander Skwar
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