On Fri, 10 Dec 2004 16:58:07 +0000
Mike wrote:

> On Fri, 10 Dec 2004 16:46:24 -0000
> "dirtracer149" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> >
> > I will try logging in as a different user.
> > If root login via ssh is dissabled what is the configuration file
> > for me to allow it?
> >
> >
> In /etc/ssh/sshd_config change:
> PermitRootLogin no
> 
> to:
> PermitRootLogin yes

Or better still: don't. Allowing root logins via ssh is considered a
security risk. There's no good reason to allow it either. Just log in as
a non-priviledged user, and if you need root priviledges, use:
su -
to change to root account. That's quite enough, I think.

Cheers

-- 
Horror Vacui

Registered Linux user #257714

Go get yourself... counted: http://counter.li.org/
- and keep following the GNU.


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