Re: Root login in graphical enviroment
On Wed, 2002-07-31 at 22:13, martin f krafft wrote:
> also sprach Crispin Wellington <crispin@aeonline.net> [2002.07.31.1533 +0200]:
> > Yeh. Maybe it doesn't. I have PermitRootLogin yes in
> > /etc/ssh/sshd_config though. I may have changed it. Cant remember.
>
> you did. bad idea.
Why is it a bad idea? Any compromise of ssh will give the user root
anyway because it runs at user level root.
> why need it?
X forwarding.
I use ssh-agent, with
alias root='ssh -X root@localhost'
And my key in root's authorized_keys.
Saves constantly retyping the password
> sudo sudo sudo sudo sudo!
xauth xauth xauth xauth!
Or do you use xhost +localhost (shudder).
Crispin
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