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From: Michael Orlitzky <mjo@g.o>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: [gentoo-user] OpenSSH upgrade warning
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 2015 01:38:42
Message-Id: 56414A8C.1080701@gentoo.org
1 A major upgrade to OpenSSH is being stabilized:
2
3 https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=555518
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5 The default of PermitRootLogin for sshd in the new version is
6 "prohibit-password". If you typically log in to the root account over
7 SSH using a password, **IT'S GONNA BREAK**, and you won't be able to fix
8 it remotely unless you have an account that can sudo to root.
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10 To maintain the current behavior, set PermitRootLogin to "yes" before
11 you upgrade, and then be careful not to wipe out sshd_config.

Replies

Subject Author
Re: [gentoo-user] OpenSSH upgrade warning Jeff Smelser <tradergt@×××××.com>
Re: [gentoo-user] OpenSSH upgrade warning Walter Dnes <waltdnes@××××××××.org>
Re: [gentoo-user] OpenSSH upgrade warning Rich Freeman <rich0@g.o>