enabling root over ssh on F11

[Aaron Gray]

On 12/09/2009, Todd Zullinger <tmz at pobox.com> wrote:
> Aaron Gray wrote:
>> I need to enable root access via sshd. I will be using certificates and
>> firewalled access.
>> I tried remove the suffix " user != root quiet" from /etc/pam.d/gdm.
>
> This only affects login via the Gnome Display Manager.
>
>> Also added "PermitRootLogin yes" in /etc/ssh/sshd_config.
>
> This is, AFAIK, the default.  It doesn't hurt having it, but it should
> not be required.
>
>> Also put SELinux into Permissive mode.
>>
>> But still neither root sshd nor login work.
>
> I know that root logins via sshd work on F11, and there isn't anything
> special required to allow it that I am aware of.  I think you should
> post the details of the failure you are seeing.  Running ssh with -vvv
> for more verbose output might help.  Also, check /var/log/secure on
> the server to see if it includes any relevant information.  If you are
> using key based authentication, you should look for lines indicating
> that the ownership and permissions on your keys are incorrect.

I a not getting anything in /var/log/secure for the operation.

Confused :(

Aaron