On October 5, 2004 13:53, Nick W wrote:
> I think I'm being misunderstood, I don't want root login w/out passwords, I
> want to be able to login as root from my local subnet, but not from
> outside.

yes i understood. unfortunately, ssh's [Allow|Deny][Users|Groups] access 
controls are pretty basic. the [Allow|Deny]Groups doesn't take an @host, and 
the rules aren't "chained" but are rather "absolute". i've played with these 
mechanisms in the past to get what you are looking for and couldn't manage to 
get a working setup that met my desires. now, maybe i'm just missing 
something (completely possible), but i've tried a few different ways and 
haven't been able to do it.

ergo, i suggested using key auth for the root user only. this allows your 
users to keep using their passwords just like always, but rachet's up the 
security for the root account by using keys and known hosts.

-- 
Aaron J. Seigo

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