[svlug] SSH and root logins?

[Breen Mullins]

On Thu, 2002-08-15 at 12:51, Webb Sprague wrote:
> Hi All,
> 
> Does anyone know how to set up sshd so that it will
> not accept a login as root, forcing folks (me only, I
> hope) to su?

>From man sshd:

PermitRootLogin
Specifies whether root can login using ssh(1).  The argument must
be ``yes'', ``without-password'', ``forced-commands-only'' or
``no''.  The default is ``yes''.

If this option is set to ``without-password'' password authenti­
cation is disabled for root.

If this option is set to ``forced-commands-only'' root login with
public key authentication will be allowed, but only if the
command option has been specified (which may be useful for taking
remote backups even if root login is normally not allowed). All
other authentication methods are disabled for root.

If this option is set to ``no'' root is not allowed to login.


HTH --

Breen