Can't login as a root via SSH!

[Olivier Nicole]

Shane Ambler <FreeBSD at ShaneWare.Biz> writes:

> On 02/02/2015 14:13, jd1008 wrote:
>>
>> On 02/01/2015 08:21 PM, williamyun7 wrote:
>>> which file should i look up?
>>>
>>> this is /etc/defaults/rc.conf
>>>
>>> i can't find any with root login via ssh from here.
>>
>> in /etc/ssh/sshd-config
>>
>> what do you see for root???
>>
>
> Just curious with root ssh access, what I have been using is to create
> /root/.ssh/config and enter
>
> HOST <HOSTNAME>
> IdentityFile /home/<USER>/.ssh/id_rsa
>
> then as root using `ssh <USER>@<HOSTNAME>`

That is something else and this way is not really a problem.

The thread, I understand, is talking about 'ssh root at some.host'

That is connecting from some user to root user.

BR,

Olivier

> Well technically it's cron doing rsync to trigger the ssh connection,
> but this causes root to initiate ssh using my user account keys.
>
> Is this method considered OK or is it a security issue?

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