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? > _______________________________________________ > PLUG mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
