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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.

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