Kent West wrote: > semgogo sem wrote: >> Hopefully someone can point me in the right direction... >> Using SSH , I cannot log in using root - I get 'acccess denied'. I can >> log in using a second account I have set up, however when I try su - >> root (and give root password) it fails and reports 'su: authentication >> failure sorry'. > Logging in via ssh as root is a no-no; it's thus disabled by default in > Debian (although you can over-ride it by changing the "PermitRootLogin" > line in "/etc/ssh/sshd_config" -- but I don't recommend that). > > It works for me to login via another user and then to "su - root". I > hate to mention the obvious, but you are typing the correct root > password, right (no CAPSLOCK, etc)? >
Both in etch and sarge, root login via SSH is enabled by default. At least in my installations it was so. I had to disable it manually. Cassiano -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
