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

From: Dave [Hawk-Systems] (dave_at_hawk-systems.com)
Date: 08/28/03

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    To: "David Taylor" <davidt@yadt.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 27 Aug 2003 22:30:56 -0400

    >> 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).

    they are set to 0644, the same setting as the non-root test accout previously
    discussed anyway, but good thought and worth the try. unfortunately I tried
    0600 and 0700 with the same results.

    thanks for the try though

    Dave

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