From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from www.pcdesk.net ([198.31.26.207] helo=gwen.pcdesk.net) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with smtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 18Ykz2-00027k-00 for ; Wed, 15 Jan 2003 05:41:20 -0500 Received: (qmail 3044 invoked from network); 15 Jan 2003 10:40:48 -0000 Received: from localhost.wcox.com (HELO pcdesk.net) (1021@127.0.0.1) by localhost.wcox.com with SMTP; 15 Jan 2003 10:40:48 -0000 X-MessageWall-Score: 0 (pcdesk.net) Received: from [192.168.0.102] by pcdesk.net (MessageWall 1.0.8) with SMTP; 15 Jan 2003 10:40:48 -0000 Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2003 03:42:06 -0700 (Mountain Standard Time) From: "Joseph C. Lininger" To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca Subject: Re: Enabling root access over ssh In-Reply-To: <000901c2bc3e$551aa900$6401a8c0@nt.charterne.com> Message-ID: X-X-Sender: jbahm@[192.168.0.2] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca Errors-To: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.11 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: 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 >