Date: Wed, 27 Nov 2002 18:42:27 +0100 From: Roman Neuhauser <neuhauser@bellavista.cz> To: Zhihui Zhang <zzhang@cs.binghamton.edu> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: how to ssh as root Message-ID: <20021127174227.GP77198@freepuppy.bellavista.cz> In-Reply-To: <Pine.SOL.4.21.0211271154330.28686-100000@onyx> References: <Pine.SOL.4.21.0211271154330.28686-100000@onyx>
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# zzhang@cs.binghamton.edu / 2002-11-27 11:58:27 -0500:
> I used to ssh as root to a FreeBSD box and uses the root password.
don't do it.
> Today, I reinstall 4.5-Release and try the same thing:
don't use 4.5-RELEASE, there are huge holes in it.
> $ ssh -l root mymachine
> otp-md5 100 pl6491 ext
> S/Key Password:
hit enter without typing anything, it'll prompt you for your
password.
> I was expecting something like:
>
> $ ssh -l root mymachine
> root@mymachine's password:
*IIRC*, the S/Key prompt comes from ChallengeResponseAuthentication,
but I'm not really sure.
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