OpenSSH Help

[Matthew S. Krawitz]

why don't you login as a non-priv user and su up?  Or better yet, use 
sudo.

Using sudo to run a command as root is a great thing!  Simply type:

	sudo <command you'd like to run as root with all arguments>

sudo prompts you for your root passwd, and executes the command 
indicated as root.

Logging in as root from the command prompt is a really bad idea (IMHO).

  - matthewk

On Friday, August 30, 2002, at 09:33  PM, bronto wrote:

> Quick question (I hope) about using OpenSSH.
>
> I am going to move my server to a co location site and am preparing to 
> do all administration remotely.  Certain things need to be done as 
> root, so I am verifying that I can log in to sshd as root.  Yes, I 
> know this is dangerous; my plan is to disable root login until I need 
> it, enable it, do the work, then disable it again.
>
> In my config file, I have PermitRootLogin as "yes", yet I still cannot 
> log in as root.  I can log in easily using any other username. When I 
> attempt to log in, my client reports "Login incorrect", yet I'm sure 
> I've got the password correct.  I have restarted OpenSSH after 
> changing PermitRootLogin.
>
> Ideas?
>
> TIA
>
> Rob
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  - matthewk (MSK2)