On Mon, 20 May 2002 19:01:50 +0100 "Colin Watson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Mon, May 20, 2002 at 12:37:28PM -0500, Dave Sherohman wrote: > > ...unless you're on a system which is configured to disallow remote > > root logins via ssh. (Such as, say, the default Debian > > configuration.) > > Not in woody and sid, at least. See the paragraphs in > /usr/share/doc/ssh/README.Debian headed "PermitRootLogin set to yes". Man, talk about a bad stance to take. Personally, I'd say this is a bug in the default configuration. However, it appears that the package maintainer does not agree: DO NOT FILE BUG REPORTS SAYING YOU THINK THIS DEFAULT IS INCORRECT! SSH should not be installed to permit root logins or password auth by default. -- Jamin W. Collins -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
