[wellylug] Remote login

[Rob Giltrap]

Actually yes I was trying to login as root

Chris Hodgetts wrote:

> where you trying to log in as root?
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> it may have root disabled as a user that can login (Smart security 
> thinking and all that) :)
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> Rob Giltrap wrote:
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>>>> In the router set it to forward all traffic to the router's
>>>> external address and port 22 to the correct internal address
>>>> and port 22. *How* you do it with a particular router depends
>>>> on the router. Don't know how you do it on the XH1151.
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>> I believe I have it set it the router correctly.
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>> However I tried to SSH from my Linux box to the Solaris box (which is 
>> running sshd) and it did not like the password which makes no sense 
>> to me.
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>> I was wondering if one of you guys would like to call me to talk it 
>> through as it seems to be an easy thing that I'm making hard, and 
>> then you could try do the remote login to test the external bit.
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>> My number is 972 9753
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>> Thanks, Rob.
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