Hi, /etc/ssh/sshd_config reads: <PermitRootLogin yes> Shouldn't it be <#PermitRootLogin prohibit-password>? as stated in changelog of openssh (1:7.1p1-1) "PermitRootLogin option has changed from "yes" to "prohibit-password"?
[...] #LoginGraceTime 2m PermitRootLogin yes #StrictModes yes #MaxAuthTries 6 #MaxSessions 10 [...] Thanks Lopiuh vanilla amd64 testing installation und dist-upgraded to sid. apt-get install openssh-server (no previous installation(/config file present) -- System Information: Debian Release: 9.0 APT prefers unstable APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (500, 'testing') Architecture: amd64 (x86_64) Kernel: Linux 4.9.0-1-amd64 (SMP w/4 CPU cores) Locale: LANG=de_DE.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=de_DE.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system) Versions of packages openssh-server depends on: ii adduser 3.115 ii debconf [debconf-2.0] 1.5.59 ii dpkg 1.18.18 ii init-system-helpers 1.47 ii libaudit1 1:2.6.7-1 ii libc6 2.24-9 ii libcomerr2 1.43.3-1 ii libgssapi-krb5-2 1.15-1 ii libkrb5-3 1.15-1 ii libpam-modules 1.1.8-3.5 ii libpam-runtime 1.1.8-3.5 ii libpam0g 1.1.8-3.5 ii libselinux1 2.6-3 ii libssl1.0.2 1.0.2j-5 ii libsystemd0 232-12 ii libwrap0 7.6.q-26 ii lsb-base 9.20161125 ii openssh-client 1:7.4p1-6 ii openssh-sftp-server 1:7.4p1-6 ii procps 2:3.3.12-3 ii ucf 3.0036 ii zlib1g 1:1.2.8.dfsg-4 Versions of packages openssh-server recommends: ii libpam-systemd 232-12 ii ncurses-term 6.0+20161126-1 ii xauth 1:1.0.9-1 Versions of packages openssh-server suggests: pn molly-guard <none> pn monkeysphere <none> pn rssh <none> ii ssh-askpass-gnome [ssh-askpass] 1:7.4p1-6 pn ufw <none> -- debconf-show failed
