Philipp Schulte <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Thu, Aug 23, 2001 at 05:08:48PM +1000, Jason Thomas wrote: > > > On Thu, Aug 23, 2001 at 09:02:35AM +0200, Jaan Sarv wrote: > > > root? root?!?!??? > > > ROOT!???????? > > > > first of all, example!!!!!! > > secondly, secure shell protocol, secure!!!!! > > That's supposed to be a joke, right? > Just because something can be used in a secure manner doesn't mean you > can't use it in a more insecure manner. > > > third, sometimes when your lazy you just have too! > > You should never be too lazy to log in as a user and su to root.
Better yet, stick `PermitRootLogin no' in /etc/ssh/sshd_config. -- Olaf Meeuwissen Epson Kowa Corporation, Research and Development