Date: Wed, 27 Nov 2002 18:42:27 +0100 From: Roman Neuhauser <neuhauser@bellavista.cz> To: Zhihui Zhang <zzhang@cs.binghamton.edu> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: how to ssh as root Message-ID: <20021127174227.GP77198@freepuppy.bellavista.cz> In-Reply-To: <Pine.SOL.4.21.0211271154330.28686-100000@onyx> References: <Pine.SOL.4.21.0211271154330.28686-100000@onyx>
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# zzhang@cs.binghamton.edu / 2002-11-27 11:58:27 -0500: > I used to ssh as root to a FreeBSD box and uses the root password. don't do it. > Today, I reinstall 4.5-Release and try the same thing: don't use 4.5-RELEASE, there are huge holes in it. > $ ssh -l root mymachine > otp-md5 100 pl6491 ext > S/Key Password: hit enter without typing anything, it'll prompt you for your password. > I was expecting something like: > > $ ssh -l root mymachine > root@mymachine's password: *IIRC*, the S/Key prompt comes from ChallengeResponseAuthentication, but I'm not really sure. -- If you cc me or remove the list(s) completely I'll most likely ignore your message. see http://www.eyrie.org./~eagle/faqs/questions.html To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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