Abotu setting 'PermitRootLogin=no' in sshd_config

P J P pj.pandit at yahoo.co.in
Sat Nov 22 12:24:56 UTC 2014


> On Saturday, 22 November 2014 4:29 PM, Felix Schwarz wrote
> I'm ok with no root login assuming that one can ssh into the machine (and
> become root somehow) after an install (this is along the lines of what Harald
> Reindl mentioned yesterday).

  Yes, true. One would definitely need a non-user access to the system. Maybe by compulsory/default non-root user account creation.

> Seems that this means there must be some other user account on the system (or
> just use "PermitRootLogin without-password" which is my favorite 
> option right now anyway). I guess you'll take care of that?


 Yes, we'll ensure that noone is locked out of their systems after a fresh install or upgrade.

Thank you. 
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