Gentoo Archives: gentoo-user

From: Volker Armin Hemmann <volkerarmin@××××××××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Disable remote login for certain user
Date: Sat, 17 Jan 2009 19:57:11
Message-Id: 200901172057.03130.volkerarmin@googlemail.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] Disable remote login for certain user by Grant
1 On Samstag 17 Januar 2009, Grant wrote:
2 > >> >> an ssh config setting, in shorewall, or somewhere else?
3 > >> >
4 > >> > You can:
5 > >> >
6 > >> > 1) use pam as described by Mike
7 > >> >
8 > >> > or
9 > >> >
10 > >> > 2) use sshd_config "AllowUsers"
11 > >>
12 > >> Thanks a lot, I went with 'AllowUsers root' in sshd_config since sshd
13 > >> is the only service running on the system.
14 > >
15 > > I really would not do that. Instead create a user to log in and su to
16 > > root. Root should not be allowed to log in - way to risky.
17 >
18 > Is the idea to put 2 passwords in the way of gaining root access?
19
20 one key+username and one password.
21
22 > The
23 > problem is twice as many passwords to memorize. Even if the 2
24 > passwords are the same, I suppose they would have to come up with the
25 > username too which is a (thin) extra layer.
26
27 just use pubkey for ssh. It is much saver anyway.