Unable to logon as root from remote client
Kevin D. Clark
kclark at CetaceanNetworks.com
Tue Apr 29 21:21:55 EDT 2003
Bob <gameslover987 at yahoo.com> writes:
> I forget which file that I need to modify in order to
> allow root has access from remote client. I know
> should not be allow root to have access because of
> security risk.
Perhaps a better answer than my previous answer might be to add:
PermitRootLogin yes
to your /etc/ssh/sshd_config file.
Of course, I assume that you know the dangers of passing your root
password over a network in cleartext...
Again, good luck,
--kevin
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