matt. 

i think your missing the point of my comment. 

i never said it would increase or decrease the security of the 
superuser account. nor did i say it was detrimental to the 
person installing it. 

what i am saying is that i dont see any real point in making 
the change. if you want it enabled. do so after the installation. 

jamie.

On Fri, Oct 05, 2001 at 01:58:28PM -0700, Matt Dillon wrote:
> 
> :
> :why? 
> :
> :from what i can tell you want the default entry changed to accomodate 
> :your personal installation method? 
> :
> :i dont see a problem with PermitRootLogin no at all. its standard. 
> :if you want to use keys for root then change it after the installation. 
> :
> :again. maybe im missing the point. but i dont see what your average user
> :is going to gain from making a change like this. 
> :
> :jamie. 
> 
>     Huh?
> 
>     Tell me, Jamie, what effect does changing PermitRootLogin from no to
>     without-password have on a default installation?  And why would be 
>     detrimental to the 'average' user or reduce root security?  Think about
>     it a bit before shoot from the hip.
> 
>                                               -Matt


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