[Gllug] Debian SSH not letting root login anymore?

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On Wed, 9 Nov 2005, Alain Williams gibbered uncontrollably:
> Why? If you type 'who' and just see a set of root logins, do you know who is really
> using the machine ? Also: by making someone login & then go su, you ensure that
> 2 passwords are needed to crack the system -- makes things a tiny bit more secure.

The `also' is fallacious. If you have a passphrased key pointing to
root, you ensure only that you have to type the password in more often
by using su.

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