[wellylug] SSH to my box

Rob Giltrap rob at kiwihq.com
Tue Mar 6 20:06:06 NZDT 2007


Already done the no root login bit. Whwere do I check the auth log or 
system ssh?

Jim Cheetham wrote:
> Make sure to edit /etc/ssh/sshd_config and make the line
> "PermitRootLogin no" AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, then restart sshd.
>
> Then start looking in the the system ssh and/or auth log to see how
> many people are already trying to brute-force login :-) Running an
> active response blacklist over ssh can be quite fun, see DenyHosts or
> other similar projects.
>
> -jim
>
>





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