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From: Paul Schmehl <pauls@utdallas.edu>
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Subject: Re: Can login using root password, but not remotely with SSH
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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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