Date: Mon, 13 Mar 2006 16:39:26 -0500 From: "Huy Ton That" <huyslogic@gmail.com> To: john@cruzweb.net Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: SSHD Help? Message-ID: <1cac28080603131339j359a100dld620098038ec58e2@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <4415E1F8.2030904@gmail.com> References: <1cac28080603131312w19f4e949m26165478377fbdb5@mail.gmail.com> <4415E1F8.2030904@gmail.com>
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I think somethings wrong because even when I log on root locally on the box I get permission denied. This is the correct password because I am logging in as root when the machine boots up. I'm aware of the issues as logging i= n as root but it's just a machine I am using to break over and over again for learning purposes. On 3/13/06, John Cruz <cruzweb@gmail.com> wrote: > SSHD will not allow you to log in as root (for security reasons). There > may be a way to change it, but I don't reccomend it. Configure a user > account to be able to use the su command or install sudo, then log in > remotely as a user then su or sudo for administrative tasks. > > > Huy Ton That wrote: > > I am sure I am lacking the technical knowledge to get this running > but. I > > setup (more like started) the sshd daemon. Now I have this system setu= p > at > > home and am just using it for experimenting. When I try to SSH into it= , > it > > queries me for my user name, in which case I am logging in as root. I > key > > in roots password (is this password the same as the main root password?= ) > and > > it returns permission denied, please try again. > > > > I'm guessing I am not asking the right questions but I was under the > > assumption that the password would be the same as root or whatever user > I'm > > trying to login? Any tutorials? I'm going crazy :(. > > _______________________________________________ > > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > > To unsubscribe, send any mail to " > freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > > > > > > -- > This message has been scanned for viruses and > dangerous content by MailScanner, and is > believed to be clean. > >
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