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Date:      Tue, 19 Oct 2004 01:42:07 +0200
From:      Geert Hendrickx <geert.hendrickx@ua.ac.be>
To:        Murray Taylor <murraytaylor@bytecraftsystems.com>
Cc:        freebsdquestions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: Are these attempts by password crackers??
Message-ID:  <20041018234207.GA73558@lori.mine.nu>
In-Reply-To: <1098141721.25732.165.camel@wstaylorm.dand06.au.bytecraft.au.com>
References:  <20041018055122.GB35360@ns2.wananchi.com> <41736A22.7000900@yahoo.com> <1098141721.25732.165.camel@wstaylorm.dand06.au.bytecraft.au.com>

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On Tue, Oct 19, 2004 at 09:22:01AM +1000, Murray Taylor wrote:
> The AllowUsers parameter in sshd_config is handy too.
>              ^                 ^
> man sshd_config (5)

The AllowGroups option may be even more handy.  I usually create a group
called ssh, and allow only members of this group to login via ssh.  The
advantage over the AllowUsers option is that you don't have to restart
sshd everytime you add or delete members to or from the ssh group.  

GH

-- 
:wq



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