Re: [PLUG] log as root or not ?

[gabriel rosenkoetter <gr@eclipsed.net>]

On Sun, Jun 30, 2002 at 10:18:51PM -0400, christophe barbé wrote:
> I don't know how many passwords you can keep on your head but I am very
> limited for this. I use different passwords for each account and keep
> them in a safe place, I nearly never need them when using authoriezd ssh
> keys. If it was necessary to keep them in my head, they would certainly
> be weaker.

I do hope you have a sensible passphrase on your private key,
though. (Mine's 26 effectively random characters.)

> Yes I understand that this is said to be unsecure to log in as root
> directly. My question is why when using a secure channel ?

There is no good reason. You are correct.

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gabriel rosenkoetter
gr@eclipsed.net

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