Mailinglist Archive: opensuse (2008 mails)

[Linda Walsh <suse@xxxxxxxxx>]

Mark Goldstein wrote:
> Are you sure you changed the default /etc/ssh/sshd_config and enabled
> root login (PermitRootLogin yes)?
> It is disabled by default.
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        All three /etc/ssh/sshd_config files have
the "PermitRootLogin line commented out with a Yes by it.
The comment at the top says it provides the defaults. (whatever
that means).  But the "PermitRootLogin yes" line is commented out
in all 3 hosts.

It seems to vary based on util whether the comment represent
the alternate value or the default value, but seeing as they
are the same on all 3 hosts, I'd expect logins between the
two old systems (A(10.3)<->B(11.0)) to fail if that was the case.

Unless the default changed in 11.1?  But why would the
change on 11.1 affect both ways i.e. C(11.1) <--//-->> <A|B>(10.3/11.0)?

Seems odd that having it commented out would mean it's the
current default in 11.0+10.3, but not in 11.1, but the sshd_config,
I'd think, would only be used in logging in to a server.

So C, when logging into "A" would use the same sshd_config file as when
"B" logs into "A" (i.e. the sshd_config file on "A").

So what you say maybe true, but then something is overriding that
in the interactions between (the two old systems A10.3 & B11.0).

It seems like there may be some other setting that is being looked
at (especially since the prob is bidirectional).

??? No?  Logical?  Shouldn't be working in any case? :-)  That's
not comforting.  :-)
Linda
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