Re: PasswordAuthentication option in /etc/ssh/sshd_config

2011-03-03 Thread green
Jason Hsu wrote at 2011-03-02 21:59 -0600: > PasswordAuthentication parameter See the man page sshd_config(5). With password authentication disabled, you will not be able to login using your normal system password. In that case, you would probably want to set up public key authentication, whic

Re: PasswordAuthentication option in /etc/ssh/sshd_config

2011-03-03 Thread Steven Ayre
Commented out it will mean it'll use the default, which is yes (see 'man sshd_config') You only need to uncomment it if you want to change it to no. Although it can also make your config more explicit by just looking at the file. -Steve On 3 March 2011 03:59, Jason Hsu wrote: > The value can b

PasswordAuthentication option in /etc/ssh/sshd_config

2011-03-02 Thread Jason Hsu
The value can be yes or no. But in the default version of the /etc/ssh/sshd_config file, the command setting the value of the PasswordAuthentication parameter is #'d out. What does this mean? Should I leave it as is, or should I uncomment the line? If the latter is the case, should I set the