[NCLUG] Display variables

[Neil Doane]

* Matt Taggart (matt at lackof.org) [001217 12:46]:
> 
> Neil Doane writes...
> 
> > Another easy way around this is to simply ssh root at localhost, (or ssh -X
> > root at localhost if you use OpenSSH).  This will also forward your X11 display
> > info automatically.
> 
> Debian (which uses OpenSSH) by default has "PermitRootLogin no" set in 
> /etc/ssh/sshd_config which prevents this. This is consistant with not allowing 
> root logins across the network. There might be a way to turn it on only for 
> localhost. I don't know what Red Hat does.

True, true.  There are probably ways around this if you were really
security-minded (you could run another sshd on the localhost interface and
allow root logins on it maybe, for example, or maybe use PAM).  I dunno, I 
personally tend to be less stringent on security practices for my gaming 
boxes and usually set PermitRootLogin to yes.  *shrug* :)


Neil