From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Mar 13 21:39:28 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E8A3F16A422 for ; Mon, 13 Mar 2006 21:39:28 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from huyslogic@gmail.com) Received: from wproxy.gmail.com (wproxy.gmail.com [64.233.184.205]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 167CF43D82 for ; Mon, 13 Mar 2006 21:39:27 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from huyslogic@gmail.com) Received: by wproxy.gmail.com with SMTP id i23so1943213wra for ; Mon, 13 Mar 2006 13:39:27 -0800 (PST) DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=beta; d=gmail.com; h=received:message-id:date:from:to:subject:cc:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:references; b=H2ubuydVDPbw6Kn8UyDTYrOGpRec4GjjCwRldM26Buz4lPth5iUlp1m/iWvQzE91c60PltZG0d9SYe7tG5fKaZatJfEt55TE9YX63XL4k0uhGHH1KZLjWYgd4v4ZprBdO1jfPensxZFwkwoWTy/2fa5KiumOfMFzOuAGCaBRTOM= Received: by 10.65.235.11 with SMTP id m11mr1273945qbr; Mon, 13 Mar 2006 13:39:26 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.65.181.12 with HTTP; Mon, 13 Mar 2006 13:39:26 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <1cac28080603131339j359a100dld620098038ec58e2@mail.gmail.com> Date: Mon, 13 Mar 2006 16:39:26 -0500 From: "Huy Ton That" To: john@cruzweb.net In-Reply-To: <4415E1F8.2030904@gmail.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <1cac28080603131312w19f4e949m26165478377fbdb5@mail.gmail.com> <4415E1F8.2030904@gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: SSHD Help? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 13 Mar 2006 21:39:29 -0000 I think somethings wrong because even when I log on root locally on the box I get permission denied. This is the correct password because I am logging in as root when the machine boots up. I'm aware of the issues as logging i= n as root but it's just a machine I am using to break over and over again for learning purposes. On 3/13/06, John Cruz wrote: > SSHD will not allow you to log in as root (for security reasons). There > may be a way to change it, but I don't reccomend it. Configure a user > account to be able to use the su command or install sudo, then log in > remotely as a user then su or sudo for administrative tasks. > > > Huy Ton That wrote: > > I am sure I am lacking the technical knowledge to get this running > but. I > > setup (more like started) the sshd daemon. Now I have this system setu= p > at > > home and am just using it for experimenting. When I try to SSH into it= , > it > > queries me for my user name, in which case I am logging in as root. I > key > > in roots password (is this password the same as the main root password?= ) > and > > it returns permission denied, please try again. > > > > I'm guessing I am not asking the right questions but I was under the > > assumption that the password would be the same as root or whatever user > I'm > > trying to login? Any tutorials? I'm going crazy :(. > > _______________________________________________ > > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > > To unsubscribe, send any mail to " > freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > > > > > > -- > This message has been scanned for viruses and > dangerous content by MailScanner, and is > believed to be clean. > >