On Wed, Nov 21, 2007 at 12:15:36AM +0100, Julian H. Stacey wrote: > Add > PermitRootLogin yes > to > /etc/ssh/sshd_config
This should really be "PermitRootLogin without-password". Yes, the phrase "without-password" looks scary, but it isn't so much -- it allows root login via passwordless SSH keys only, while simultaneously continues disallowing root logins via keyboard/password authentication. sshd_config(5) has details. -- | Jeremy Chadwick jdc at parodius.com | | Parodius Networking http://www.parodius.com/ | | UNIX Systems Administrator Mountain View, CA, USA | | Making life hard for others since 1977. PGP: 4BD6C0CB | _______________________________________________ [email protected] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
