Todd Fleisher wrote: > It's a simple configuration variable set in $ETCDIR/sshd_config > PermitRootLogin no > This will disable root's ability to login directly. However, it will also prevent >people from running remote commands as root. It's all or nothing. That's what I was afraid of. Anyone know of a way so that it is not all or nothing?? > > > Todd > > On Wed, Mar 31, 1999 at 02:17:57PM +0000, Jesse W. Asher wrote: > > > > We are running ssh1 on Solaris 2.5/2.6 with no RSA authentication - just > > the connection is encrypted. I'd like to set it up so that root can run > > a command on the remote system via rsh, but direct root logins aren't > > allowed. Solaris allows this feature normally by setting the > > CONSOLE variable in /etc/default/login, but now that we're using ssh, > > root can log in directly no matter what I do. I've tried to get > > /bin/login to be used hoping that it would consult /etc/default/login, > > but it doesn't seem to make any difference. I ran configure with the > > --with-login option and have UseLogin in the /etc/sshd_config file, but > > no progress. > > > > The reason for this is that we don't need super authentication, but we > > would like admins to log into the server as themselves and then su to > > root to get root privs. This was we can keep better track of who is > > doing what to systems. > > > > Any ideas on this matter would be appreciated... > > > > > > -- > > Jesse W. Asher Paradyne Corporation (727)530-8241 > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- > Todd Fleisher > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.fleish.org/fleish -- Jesse W. Asher Paradyne Corporation (813)530-8241 Manager of Systems Infrastructure Information Systems mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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