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Peter Risdon wrote:

> Hamed Abangar wrote:
>
>>  i can't login to my server with root account from my home or every 
>> other where.
>>
>
> Remote root logins are disabled by default. This is probably the best 
> way to leave things. You can log in as a user then su to root, use 
> sudo or whatever.

I should have mentioned, the user must be in the wheel group to be 
allowed to su to root.

PWR.