Date: Sun, 12 Apr 2015 12:46:04 -0400 From: seklecki seklecki <bseklecki@probikesllc.com> To: jd1008 <jd1008@gmail.com>, <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Can't login as a root via SSH! Message-ID: <D15018EF.37F6%bseklecki@probikesllc.com> In-Reply-To: <54CEF12D.9080605@gmail.com> References: <1422845600355-5985396.post@n5.nabble.com> <54CEE8CF.606@gmail.com> <1422846540252-5985400.post@n5.nabble.com> <54CEEB66.7090306@gmail.com> <1422847311740-5985404.post@n5.nabble.com> <54CEF12D.9080605@gmail.com>
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The proper file is /etc/ssh/sshd_config
The only OpenSSH distribution that allows PermitRootLogin=yes after
install is OpenBSD's native one. Almost all other portable versions have
packaged it so that it is off.
You are assumed to make a wheel group user for 1st login, or have remote
hypervisor/serial/remote ILOM console access from your WS to your new, in
any other modern datacenter environment.
~BAS
On 2/1/15 11:38 PM, "jd1008" <jd1008@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>On 02/01/2015 08:21 PM, williamyun7 wrote:
>> which file should i look up?
>>
>> this is /etc/defaults/rc.conf
>>
>> i can't find any with root login via ssh from here.
>>
>> will@FreeBSD-SVR1:~ % cat /etc/defaults/rc.conf
>> #!/bin/sh
>>
>> # This is rc.conf - a file full of useful variables that you can set
>> # to change the default startup behavior of your system. You should
>> # not edit this file! Put any overrides into one of the
>>${rc_conf_files}
>> # instead and you will be able to u\
help
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