- stevesk@cvs.openbsd.org 2001/03/04 10:57:53
[ssh.c]
add -m to usage; ok markus@
+ - stevesk@cvs.openbsd.org 2001/03/04 11:04:41
+ [sshd.8]
+ small cleanup and clarify for PermitRootLogin; ok markus@
20010304
- (bal) Remove make-ssh-known-hosts.1 since it's no longer valid.
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-.\" $OpenBSD: sshd.8,v 1.99 2001/03/02 18:54:31 deraadt Exp $
+.\" $OpenBSD: sshd.8,v 1.100 2001/03/04 11:04:41 stevesk Exp $
.Dd September 25, 1999
.Dt SSHD 8
.Os
The default is
.Dq no .
.It Cm PermitRootLogin
-Specifies whether the root can log in using
+Specifies whether root can login using
.Xr ssh 1 .
The argument must be
.Dq yes ,
(which may be useful for taking remote backups even if root login is
normally not allowed). All other authentication methods are disabled
for root.
+.Pp
+If this option is set to
+.Dq no
+root is not allowed to login.
.It Cm PidFile
Specifies the file that contains the process identifier of the
.Nm