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Question1 answer3,686 followingPosted 28 Dec 2023, 12:04 UTC117.3K views1,002 votes

Root vs Kali User: Should Remote SSH Permit Root Login?

Goal Enable secure remote administration on a fresh Kali Linux installation. Constraints and Uncertainty Kali ships with the kali user that has sudo privileges, while the root account is disabled by default to curb accidental system damage. Enabling root login requires setting a password and editing /etc/ssh/sshd_config to PermitRootLogin yes . Documentation

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Question1 answer1 comment1,419 followingPosted 04 May 2020, 21:28 UTC127.5K views4,376 votes

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PermitRootLogin default prohibit-password in OpenSSH 7.0 breaks legacy root SSH automation

OpenSSH 7.0 changed the default for PermitRootLogin from yes to prohibit-password, allowing root login only via key-based authentication when the directive is not explicitly set. A small application with legacy automation that relies on root SSH access is being considered for migration to a host running OpenSSH 7.0 or later. The change creates a compatibilit

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