Enabling root access over ssh

Joseph C. Lininger jbahm at pcdesk.net
Wed Jan 15 05:42:06 EST 2003


Hello,
Enabling direct root access by anything other than direct console access
is a
major security risk. What you should do is to connect via ssh as a regular
user, then use su or sudo to give yourself the access you need.

-- 
Joseph C. Lininger
jbahm at pcdesk.net

On Tue, 14 Jan 2003, Alex Snow wrote:

> Hi All,
>
> How can I enable root access to my linux box over a ssh connection?
> --
> A message from the system administrator: "I've upped my priority, now up
> yours!"
>
>
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