Re: enable root login to remote system (was - failed root login with shared ssh key)

From: David Taylor (davidt_at_yadt.co.uk)
Date: 08/28/03

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    Date: Thu, 28 Aug 2003 01:10:52 +0100
To: "Dave [Hawk-Systems]" <dave@hawk-systems.com>

    On Wed, 27 Aug 2003, Dave [Hawk-Systems] wrote:
    >
    > Further test, which I missed earlier for some unknown reason, was to create an
    > ssh key for a non-root user, copy to the target server, and try a key
    > authenticated login with the non-root user... worked perfectly.
    >
    > As such, the problem does not appear to be with the ssh key login, but with the
    > fact that it is a root login. I am focusing my efforts there. Any idea as to
    > why the server would not allow root login given that we have already checked
    > "PermitRootLogin yes" for the sshd_config. Is there another location or entry
    > which would be preventing root logins?

    You could always check the permissions on /root/.ssh/ and the files in it.
    ssh won't let you use rsa authentication if the permissions on the folders
    are too loose (for testing I'd recommend 700/600). 

    -- 
David Taylor
davidt@yadt.co.uk
"The future just ain't what it used to be"
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