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On 10/11/2015 11:53, Alan Mackenzie wrote: |
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> Hello, Jeff. |
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> On Mon, Nov 09, 2015 at 08:26:27PM -0700, Jeff Smelser wrote: |
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>> On Mon, Nov 9, 2015 at 6:38 PM, Michael Orlitzky <mjo@g.o> wrote: |
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>>> A major upgrade to OpenSSH is being stabilized: |
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>>> https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=555518 |
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>>> The default of PermitRootLogin for sshd in the new version is |
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>>> "prohibit-password". If you typically log in to the root account over |
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>>> SSH using a password, **IT'S GONNA BREAK**, and you won't be able to fix |
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>>> it remotely unless you have an account that can sudo to root. |
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>>> To maintain the current behavior, set PermitRootLogin to "yes" before |
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>>> you upgrade, and then be careful not to wipe out sshd_config. |
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>> The question is, why would you want root login? If your still using it, |
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>> your doing it wrong. |
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> You might have just booted up a bare machine with the Gentoo install CD, |
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> and you're using ssh to issue the installation commands from a more |
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> comfortable fully installed machine. |
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> By the way, anybody, what's the alternative to a password login when you |
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> need to login remotely as root? |
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ssh keys |