At 12:44 PM 12/22/04, you wrote:
On Wed, Dec 22, 2004 at 12:24:59PM +0700, Roger Merritt wrote: > I hope this isn't too common a question. I couldn't devise a good set of > keywords to use Google. > > I just received a new machine to replace my ancient server/gateway. I > decided the best way to go was to install FreeBSD 5.3, and transfer user > directories and config files using ssh over the intranet. Of course, I > overlooked the fact that you can't login to root.
Here's a thought: if it's only going to be in your internal network, why not enable PermitRootLogin under sshd until you get the files across.
Aha! That's it. I'd better learn more about configuring sshd while I'm at it. Thank you!
-- Roger
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