Jeff Vian wrote:
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
When it's pointed out mt like that it's embarrassing. :-) I have yet to
learn how to do case-insensitive searches in vim :-(
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... I like that .... I'm the only one that really needs remote
access anyway.
