[Asterisk-Users] asterisk@home scary log

[Rich Adamson]

> >> I hesitated before sending this, as I have been flamed before for being a beginner. but
> >> I am newish to linux/asterisk, and I am running an ssh server. It is still running with 
default settings, (I dont know yet how/where to change it), and I CAN logon remotely as root.
> >> (Haven't figured out how to 'su' yet !)
> >> 
> >> This is using the Rapid Xorcomm v 1.0 cd, which I believe (may be wrong) is based on a very 
recent version of Debian ?
> >> Perhaps xorcom have changed the default setting ?
> >> 
> >
> >> Hey Clive. I thought it was mentioned earlier before in the thread,
> >> but if not, all you need to do is edit your sshd_config file. In
> >> Debian, this is located at /etc/ssh/sshd_config, but it could be
> >> different for other distros. Open that up in a text editor and then
> >> locate the line that says PermitRootLogin yes, and change that to
> >> PermitRootLogin no. Save it, and then restart SSH. On Debian, you type
> >> in /etc/init.d/ssh restart, but on other distros it might be
> >> different. Note that you'll have to be root to edit that file and
> >> restart that service.
> >> --
> >> Dana
> 
> Thanks for that. I did not see it before, and I was afraid to ask 
> in case I got jumped on again !

Our role models on this list are certainly not thin-skinned, therefore 
you don't have to be either. Just blurt it out (after at least a little
bit of reseach); seems to be SOP.