From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Mar 13 21:56:44 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 679EA16A422 for ; Mon, 13 Mar 2006 21:56:44 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from john@cruzweb.net) Received: from core.toehost.com (ns1.toehost.com [63.247.91.178]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B917143D75 for ; Mon, 13 Mar 2006 21:56:43 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from john@cruzweb.net) Received: from c-68-61-214-252.hsd1.mi.comcast.net ([68.61.214.252] helo=[192.168.42.11]) by core.toehost.com with esmtpa (Exim 4.52) id 1FIv1t-0000KZ-Hk; Mon, 13 Mar 2006 16:56:41 -0500 Message-ID: <4415EA98.90107@cruzweb.net> Date: Mon, 13 Mar 2006 16:56:40 -0500 From: John Cruz Organization: Cruz Web Development User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5 (Windows/20051201) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Huy Ton That References: <1cac28080603131312w19f4e949m26165478377fbdb5@mail.gmail.com> <4415E1F8.2030904@gmail.com> <1cac28080603131339j359a100dld620098038ec58e2@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <1cac28080603131339j359a100dld620098038ec58e2@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-MailScanner-MailScanner: Found to be clean X-MailScanner-MailScanner-SpamCheck: not spam, SpamAssassin (score=-3.126, required 5, autolearn=not spam, ALL_TRUSTED -1.80, BAYES_00 -2.60, INFO_TLD 1.27) X-MailScanner-MailScanner-From: john@cruzweb.net X-Spam-Status: No X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - core.toehost.com X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - freebsd.org X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [0 0] / [47 12] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - cruzweb.net X-Source: X-Source-Args: X-Source-Dir: Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: SSHD Help? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: john@cruzweb.net List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 13 Mar 2006 21:56:44 -0000 Weird, When I try my box with the wrong password it just says "Incorrect password". You must have killed the root account or something. Huy Ton That wrote: > 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 in 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 setup 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. > > > > -- > This message has been scanned for viruses and > dangerous content by *MailScanner* , and is > believed to be clean. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.