[NTLUG:Discuss] Can't log into desktop, can SSH into box

[Minh Duong]

> On Nov 30, 2007 9:37 AM, Minh Duong
> <minh_duong at yahoo.com> wrote:
> > I just created a Fedora 6 box.  I created user
> > accounts and set up SSH.  I can ssh into the
> machine
> > using a reqular account but I can't log onto the
> > machine directly.  I can log onto the machine
> using my
> > root account but I've disabled root for ssh.  Is
> there
> > a setting I'm missing?
> 
> That's a puzzler.  Lemme see if I got that right:
> 
> - login as user via ssh works
> - login as user via the console doesn't work
> - login as root via ssh doesn't work
> - login as root via the console works
> 
> If you login as root via the console, can you become
> user with su?
> If you login as user via ssh, can you become root
> with su?
> 
> Is this a fresh standard install of FC6?  Anything
> fancy, like extra
> security or something?
> 
> Regards,
> - Robert
> 

I've disabled login as root via SSH for security
reasons.  Other than that I haven't put any real
security on it.  I have disabled the firewall as I'm
behind a router.



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