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Date:      Fri, 28 Jul 2000 11:30:04 +0000
From:      Alan Clegg <abc@bsdi.com>
To:        Gabriel Ambuehl <gabriel_ambuehl@buz.ch>
Cc:        questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Can't become root..
Message-ID:  <20000728113003.A14412@diskfarm.firehouse.net>
In-Reply-To: <102688603589.20000728171841@buz.ch>; from gabriel_ambuehl@buz.ch on Fri, Jul 28, 2000 at 05:18:41PM %2B0200
References:  <001701bff8a3$2461f360$05172dc6@seanheber> <3981A13B.DBA487B2@miltonstreet.com> <102688603589.20000728171841@buz.ch>

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Out of the ether, Gabriel Ambuehl spewed forth the following bitstream:

> In standard configuration you can't login as root not even through
> sshd. IIRC one would have to set the pty's as safe in order to allow
> remote root logins...

True, false.

The true part is that by default you can't ssh in as root.

The false part is about the ptys.  What you need to do is edit the 
sshd_config file to allow root logins.

Not that it is a good idea, but...

[btw, editing one of the ptys to 'secure' would allow you to telnet
in as root which is a *BAD* idea]

AlanC


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