On 2015-07-29, Seth <[email protected]> wrote: > Today I ran an automated installation using the latest amd64 install58.iso > media. > > A root ssh key was specified in install.conf, and the key is being > correctly installed in /root/.ssh/authorized_keys. > > This method was working fine with the 5.7 release, but apparently 5.8 now > sets 'PermitRootLogin no' in /etc/ssh/sshd_config even when a root ssh key > is specified in install.conf. > > Looking through the relevant commits over the last few months [1], it > appears that the setting keeps getting 'twiddled' back and forth. > > What's the long term plan for this? My preference is that root ssh pubkey > logins are allowed on reboot. > > [1] http://freshbsd.org/search?project=openbsd&q=permitrootlogin
There's a new question, "Enable sshd(8) logins to root?" which you should answer in install.conf, it will then use "PermitRootLogin without-password".
