Re: able to login as root via ssh :-(

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On Mon, 2006-08-07 at 17:33 -0700, Don Russell wrote:
> FC5
> openssh-4.3p2-4
> 
> I was surprised to find that I can log in as root via ssh from my 
> Windows machine to my FC5 box.
> 
> I've always used ssh to log in as a user then 'su -' ....
> 
> I don't see anything in /etc/ssh/sshd_config to prevent that, or enable 
> it for that matter?
> 
> What do I need to change so root can't be logged in via ssh? Or is it 
> letting me because it recognizes a key?
> 
1.  Change the line that reads 

        PermitRootLogin yes
        to
        PermitRootLogin no

2. You can also add a bit more restriction by adding

        AllowUsers your_user

which will allow ONLY those listed on that line to have ssh access to
the system.


> Thanks,
> Don
> 


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