From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Jul 16 06:04:58 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 850B416A403 for ; Mon, 16 Jul 2007 06:04:58 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd@meijome.net) Received: from sigma.octantis.com.au (ns2.octantis.com.au [207.44.189.124]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 37FEA13C4A5 for ; Mon, 16 Jul 2007 06:04:58 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd@meijome.net) Received: (qmail 25381 invoked from network); 16 Jul 2007 01:04:57 -0500 Received: from 203-158-59-146.dyn.iinet.net.au (HELO localhost) (203.158.59.146) by sigma.octantis.com.au with (DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA encrypted) SMTP; 16 Jul 2007 01:04:57 -0500 Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2007 16:04:52 +1000 From: Norberto Meijome To: Michael Williams Message-ID: <20070716160452.7e060ff1@localhost> In-Reply-To: <3FBE461C-84CD-459A-A081-3D956FC1AD7E@gmail.com> References: <20070713120030.BB8C116A4AC@hub.freebsd.org> <3FBE461C-84CD-459A-A081-3D956FC1AD7E@gmail.com> X-Mailer: Claws Mail 2.10.0 (GTK+ 2.10.13; i386-portbld-freebsd6.2) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: koitsu@FreeBSD.org, freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: HOW TO: Enabling root on a new server? X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2007 06:04:58 -0000 On Sun, 15 Jul 2007 21:35:52 -0400 Michael Williams wrote: > . Anyway, if > you can think of *any* solution to this issue, it'd be much > appreciated. For the record, the following are my Plesk Control > Panel offerings for SSH login: Hi Michael, you hadn't mentioned you are using Plesk :) > > /bin/sh > /bin/csh > /bin/tcsh > /bin/sh(chrooted) > /usr/local/bin/bash Make sure you choose /bin/sh (NOT CHROOTED). also, if you are SSHing to your server via an account created with Plesk, which can creates chroots environments for those accounts. Try ssh as admin with your plesk password straight into the box. If I may ask, do you need Plesk? For some users and situations, it may be a good tool ( shared webhosting with many accounts ), and even in those cases I've found it to be more problem that is worth it, as it adds so many layers of scripts and software that you are mostly stuck with whatever is compatible with Plesk, or hacks around that (either way, not ideal). YMMV, of course. B _________________________ {Beto|Norberto|Numard} Meijome "Egotism is the anesthetic that dulls the pain of stupidity." Frank Leahy I speak for myself, not my employer. Contents may be hot. Slippery when wet. Reading disclaimers makes you go blind. Writing them is worse. You have been Warned.