>>>>> "Jeff" == Jeff Tipton <jef...@mail.com> writes:
Jeff> It is the default behavior of sshd to reject root, and the reason Jeff> is security. I, personally (and I think most of the guys there Jeff> out), just leave it that way. Just access your server with "ssh Jeff> <your-login-name>@<your-server-ip-or-dns-address>, and then issue Jeff> "su" command to become root. It will ask you the root password Jeff> which you should know if you installed the system. When you have Jeff> done all the system maintenance that you wanted, press Jeff> <ctrl>-d. It will move you back to your personal shell and Jeff> environment, out of root privileges. Press the <ctrl>-d the second Jeff> time, and you are disconnected from your server. Or better yet, install sudo, which doesn't require you to share the root password with a group of people, reducing auditability. I haven't used "su" in years, except to install sudo. :) -- Randal L. Schwartz - Stonehenge Consulting Services, Inc. - +1 503 777 0095 <mer...@stonehenge.com> <URL:http://www.stonehenge.com/merlyn/> Smalltalk/Perl/Unix consulting, Technical writing, Comedy, etc. etc. See http://methodsandmessages.posterous.com/ for Smalltalk discussion _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
