how to allow user toor login through ssh

Maciej Suszko maciej at suszko.eu
Tue Jan 3 13:24:19 UTC 2017


On Tue, 3 Jan 2017 19:15:54 +0800
Ben Woods <woodsb02 at gmail.com> wrote:

> The openssh daemon prevents login as root or toor (any user with UID
> 0) in the default configuration that ships with FreeBSD.
> 
> This can be adjusted by setting the following in /etc/ssh/sshd_config:
> PermitRootLogin yes
> 
> Note however, that it is not generally advisable to allow root or toor
> login via ssh, as this is a frequently attempted username for script
> kiddies and bots running random brute force attacks. Tread wisely.
> 
> Regards,
> Ben

However it's quite simple to restrict root login using Match block, for
example ;-) ... just leave 'no' globally.

Match Address 10.0.0.0/27
    PermitRootLogin yes
-- 
regards, Maciej Suszko.
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