Hi

In general it is a BAD idea to ssh as root..

/etc/ssh/sshd_config should have this  set to NO..

Once on the box  ..Then su to root and do your work..


YMMV

Marvin

On 3/23/10, Ali Corbin <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Tue, Mar 23, 2010 at 9:22 AM, Scott Howard <[email protected]> wrote:
>> In using Open SSH to a linux box, I get the user directory.  I can move
>> up to the root but cannot transfer files or work.  How do I become the
>> root user.
>>
>
> Have you tried ssh r...@thehostname?
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