Date: Sun, 25 Dec 2011 06:44:10 -0800 From: merlyn@stonehenge.com (Randal L. Schwartz) To: Jeff Tipton <jeff.t@mail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD 8 LiveFS - How To Start SSHD? Message-ID: <86wr9k1zk5.fsf@red.stonehenge.com> In-Reply-To: <4EF6EC89.9050405@mail.com> (Jeff Tipton's message of "Sun, 25 Dec 2011 11:27:37 %2B0200") References: <4EF653B7.2070500@mykitchentable.net> <CA%2BtpaK3C7i3QzPdYGj8gvjgMOdG%2BXOEmqH=_yhWZgearTP72iQ@mail.gmail.com> <4EF6B7C9.7030003@mykitchentable.net> <4EF6EC89.9050405@mail.com>
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>>>>> "Jeff" == Jeff Tipton <jeff.t@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 <merlyn@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
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