* Enabling root access over ssh
@ Alex Snow
` Ryan Mann
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From: Alex Snow @ UTC (permalink / raw)
To: speakup
Hi All,
How can I enable root access to my linux box over a ssh connection?
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* Re: Enabling root access over ssh
Enabling root access over ssh Alex Snow
@ ` Ryan Mann
` Adam Myrow
` Joseph C. Lininger
2 siblings, 0 replies; 6+ messages in thread
From: Ryan Mann @ UTC (permalink / raw)
To: speakup
Put the following in /etc/ssh/sshd_config:
PermitRootLogin yes
Ryan
It's better to make a difference than to make a million.
On Tue, 14 Jan 2003, Alex Snow wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> How can I enable root access to my linux box over a ssh connection?
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> yours!"
>
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* Re: Enabling root access over ssh
Enabling root access over ssh Alex Snow
` Ryan Mann
@ ` Adam Myrow
` Alex Snow
` Joseph C. Lininger
2 siblings, 1 reply; 6+ messages in thread
From: Adam Myrow @ UTC (permalink / raw)
To: speakup
Root login is permitted by default in Slackware 8.1. I don't know what
distribution you use, but the setting is in /etc/ssh/sshd_config and is
called PermitRootLogins and is set to either yes or no. Be sure it's not
commented out if you decide to enable root logins. Of course, you can
always log in as yourself and then type "su -" to get to root. The dash
makes su act more like a regular login by giving you root's environment.
Either method works. If you were running a major server, it would be
better to disable root logins from any remote systems, thus you could
track who did what as root to some degree since every su command gets
logged.
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* Re: Enabling root access over ssh
Enabling root access over ssh Alex Snow
` Ryan Mann
` Adam Myrow
@ ` Joseph C. Lininger
` Alex Snow
2 siblings, 1 reply; 6+ messages in thread
From: Joseph C. Lininger @ UTC (permalink / raw)
To: speakup
Hello,
Enabling direct root access by anything other than direct console access
is a
major security risk. What you should do is to connect via ssh as a regular
user, then use su or sudo to give yourself the access you need.
--
Joseph C. Lininger
jbahm@pcdesk.net
On Tue, 14 Jan 2003, Alex Snow wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> How can I enable root access to my linux box over a ssh connection?
> --
> A message from the system administrator: "I've upped my priority, now up
> yours!"
>
>
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> Speakup@braille.uwo.ca
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* Re: Enabling root access over ssh
` Joseph C. Lininger
@ ` Alex Snow
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From: Alex Snow @ UTC (permalink / raw)
To: speakup
Ah Ok, I'l do that. Thanks for the info.
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Joseph C. Lininger" <jbahm@pcdesk.net>
To: <speakup@braille.uwo.ca>
Sent: Wednesday, January 15, 2003 5:42 AM
Subject: Re: Enabling root access over ssh
> Hello,
> Enabling direct root access by anything other than direct console access
> is a
> major security risk. What you should do is to connect via ssh as a regular
> user, then use su or sudo to give yourself the access you need.
>
> --
> Joseph C. Lininger
> jbahm@pcdesk.net
>
> On Tue, 14 Jan 2003, Alex Snow wrote:
>
> > Hi All,
> >
> > How can I enable root access to my linux box over a ssh connection?
> > --
> > A message from the system administrator: "I've upped my priority, now up
> > yours!"
> >
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> > Speakup mailing list
> > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca
> > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup
> >
>
>
>
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* Re: Enabling root access over ssh
` Adam Myrow
@ ` Alex Snow
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From: Alex Snow @ UTC (permalink / raw)
To: speakup
Hi Adam,
Thanks for the info. I'm using slackware 8.1, and probably will use the su
command to get root remotely.
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Adam Myrow" <amyrow@midsouth.rr.com>
To: <speakup@braille.uwo.ca>
Sent: Tuesday, January 14, 2003 9:55 PM
Subject: Re: Enabling root access over ssh
> Root login is permitted by default in Slackware 8.1. I don't know what
> distribution you use, but the setting is in /etc/ssh/sshd_config and is
> called PermitRootLogins and is set to either yes or no. Be sure it's not
> commented out if you decide to enable root logins. Of course, you can
> always log in as yourself and then type "su -" to get to root. The dash
> makes su act more like a regular login by giving you root's environment.
> Either method works. If you were running a major server, it would be
> better to disable root logins from any remote systems, thus you could
> track who did what as root to some degree since every su command gets
> logged.
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> Speakup mailing list
> Speakup@braille.uwo.ca
> http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup
>
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