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Subject: Re: Renaming "root" to "homer"?
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> Sorry, forgot to send this to the mailing list as well:
>
> Not recommended.
>
> Instead edit your sshd_config file and change the option PermitRootLogin to
> "no".
>
> Christian Zachariasen
>   
Isnt this the Freebsd default anyway, that root cannot login remotely 
anyway, unlike that penguin OS?  SSH in remotely as a non root user that 
is in the wheel group and then su to root.

Brian