On 8/19/06, seth vidal <skvidal@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On Sat, 2006-08-19 at 18:11 -0400, Matthew Miller wrote: > On Sat, Aug 19, 2006 at 11:52:46PM +0200, Leszek Matok wrote: > > > Why does FC ship openssh with sshd allowing root logins? > > As I see it, logging in as root using a key is more secure than logging > > in as normal user and typing a password to su. > > Possibly. Perhaps the default config should be > "PermitRootLogin=without-password", which would allow logins via public key > but not using password authentication. +1 -sv
I often use root login via ssh to complete the semi-headless setup of my system. It would be nice if we had a way to accomidate this use without requiring people to go through the complexity of a full kickstart install. -- fedora-devel-list mailing list fedora-devel-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-devel-list
