Re: problems with accessing X apps with ssh
On Fri, 30 Mar 2007 11:21:19 -0400
Roberto C. Sánchez <roberto@connexer.com> wrote:
> On Fri, Mar 30, 2007 at 05:17:04PM +0200, Nigel Henry wrote:
> >
> > Hi Greg. That was an easy fix. Thanks for the very good explanation.
> > Everything is crystal clear now. While I was at it I changed the "Allow Root
> > Login" line from yes to no, as I'd seen on a previous thread that this was
> > not a good idea, and "yes" seems to be the default. I can always su to root
> > once logged in, if I need to do anything as root.
> >
> Also, if you know for sure that you will always be accessing the machine
> from the same few hosts, you might want to consider disabling password
> logins altogether and only allowing public key logins. It is
> significantly more secure, since it is impossible for a dictionary
> attach to succeed against a server which only allows public key login.
You can do this even with unlimited hosts, if you carry your key
(encrypted, of course) on a USB flash drive.
Celejar
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