From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 4.0.0 (2022-12-14) on finch.gentoo.org X-Spam-Level: * X-Spam-Status: No, score=1.4 required=5.0 tests=DATE_IN_PAST_12_24,DMARC_QUAR, INVALID_DATE,MAILING_LIST_MULTI autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=4.0.0 Received: from kabbu.akopia.com (cj647207-a.reston1.va.home.com [65.1.132.232]) by cvs.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 20E7217A09 for ; Wed, 24 Jan 2001 06:56:08 -0700 (MST) Received: by kabbu.akopia.com (Postfix, from userid 1020) id 15671123D40; Wed, 24 Jan 2001 08:56:15 -0500 (EST) From: Jerry A! To: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] How to allow su and ssh access Message-ID: <20010124085615.A5312@kabbu.akopia.com> References: <20010121190003.A688E17566@cvs.gentoo.org> <01012410472800.14766@pc-linux-r03> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i In-Reply-To: <01012410472800.14766@pc-linux-r03>; from robert.schrem@WiredMinds.de on Wed, Jan 24, 2001 at 10:47:28AM +0100 Organization: Broken Toys Unlimited Sender: gentoo-dev-admin@gentoo.org Errors-To: gentoo-dev-admin@gentoo.org X-BeenThere: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.0 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Gentoo Linux development list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Date: Wed Jan 24 06:57:02 2001 X-Original-Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2001 08:56:15 -0500 X-Archives-Salt: af7bb71d-da61-407c-b3a5-2a9deab99c71 X-Archives-Hash: c35cc327705e11bf2578c9aad29b527c On Wed, Jan 24, 2001 at 10:47:28AM +0100, Robert Schrem wrote: : I feel pretty comfortable with using gentoo (now for : almost 3 weeks) but I have still some problems that I : clould not solve so far. The most important is this one: : : I'am wondering where to locate the 'switch' to allow : users (at least myself) to use the su command to get : temporary root rights. Also I would like to be able to : login as root via ssh. This is obviously blocked : somewhere in the configuration files. : : Any hint what configuration file(s) I should : examin (tried already some in /etc/security : but didn't get it done)... I won't answer your questions directly. What I will do is point you to the suauth(5) and sshd(8) manpages. Likewise, take a look at /etc/suauth and /etc/ssh/sshd_config. --Jerry name: Jerry Alexandratos || Open-Source software isn't a phone: 703.599.6023 || matter of life or death... email: jerry@akopia.com || ...It's much more important || than that!