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Date:      Mon, 22 Oct 2007 15:27:27 -0500
From:      Paul Schmehl <pauls@utdallas.edu>
To:        FreeBSD-Questions@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: Can login using root password, but not remotely with SSH
Message-ID:  <B21946BD37146D82D080EF15@paul-schmehls-powerbook59.local>
In-Reply-To: <20071022074758.5131513C4A5@mx1.freebsd.org>
References:  <20071022074758.5131513C4A5@mx1.freebsd.org>

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--On October 22, 2007 2:21:04 AM -0500 "W. D." <WD@US-Webmasters.com>=20
wrote:

> Brand new install of FreeBSD 6.2.  Can't log in with PuTTY.
>
> Remote PuTTY:
> Access denied Using keyboard-interactive authentication.
>
> At computer terminal:
> PAM authentication error for root from 192.168.XXX.XXX
>
> Any ideas?
>
By default, root logins are disabled in sshd.  They should remain that=20
way.  Login using your account, then su to root.

Paul Schmehl (pauls@utdallas.edu)
Senior Information Security Analyst
The University of Texas at Dallas
http://www.utdallas.edu/ir/security/

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