Aug 23, 2013 · It is a security risk to enable root login via ssh. Because, malicious programs may attempt brute force login on root@some-server. And if they succeed they can do what they want.

By default, the SSH server denies password-based login for root. In /etc/ssh/sshd_config, if the following line exists, possibly commented out (with a # in front): PermitRootLogin without-password Then …

Mar 23, 2012 · To set up a passwordless SSH connection for the root user you need to have root access on the server. Easiest method is to temporarily allow root to log in over ssh via password.

Deny direct root login via ssh by using PermitRootLogin no in /etc/ssh/sshd_config. Using this configuration it is necessary to use a key authentication and a password to become root. I configured …

May 19, 2014 · I´d like to enable the ssh root access on Ubuntu 14.04. Editing the /etc/ssh_config (PermitRootLogin yes) didn't affect anything.

Aug 16, 2014 · PermitRootLogin without-password which forbids root logins using password authentication. This is a good idea because brute-force login attempts against the root user are …

Apr 6, 2018 · I have the following task: the command has to be run as root on server remotely in bash script over ssh and the command output has to be fetched in variable. logging over ssh as root is …

Aug 4, 2023 · How can I get the root password, I'm trying to login in cmd with the command ssh root@localhost and I don't know what type of password I should use. The server is a linux vps. My …

So far I was able to enable SSH login with my user and a passphrase, which is nice, but I would like to be able to login directly in the root user. Can I do this without the password of root?

Do you have ssh as root disabled? Check your sshd configuration (possibly /etc/ssh/sshd_config) and look for the line PermitRootLogin no. Change the no to yes and restart sshd (most likely either …