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Date:      Wed, 27 Nov 2002 10:44:29 +0530
From:      "Unix Tools" <unixtools@hotmail.com>
To:        "Zhihui Zhang" <zzhang@cs.binghamton.edu>, <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: how to ssh as root
Message-ID:  <OE72gX5U6Tjzld3ygnW0000ff66@hotmail.com>
References:  <Pine.SOL.4.21.0211271154330.28686-100000@onyx>

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Hi,

In /etc/ssh/sshd_config
PermitRootLogin no
To
PermitRootLogin yes

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Zhihui Zhang" <zzhang@cs.binghamton.edu>
To: <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
Sent: Wednesday, November 27, 2002 10:28 PM
Subject: how to ssh as root


> 
> I used to ssh as root to a FreeBSD box and uses the root password.
> Today, I reinstall 4.5-Release and try the same thing:
> 
> $ ssh -l root mymachine
> otp-md5 100 pl6491 ext
> S/Key Password:
> 
> I was expecting something like:
> 
> $ ssh -l root mymachine
> root@mymachine's password: 
> 
> I did set PermitRootLogin to yes in file /etc/ssh/sshd_config. Why this
> change?
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> -Zhihui
> 
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