20.9. kb-00008: Set SSH Root Mode¶

20.9.1. Knowledge Base Article: kb-00008¶

20.9.2. Description¶

How to configure access in operating systems (including Sledgehammer) to log in with a username and password. By default, most operating system templates are secured to not allow user/pass login authentication, requiring SSH public/private keys.

20.9.3. Solution¶

The Param access-ssh-root-mode defines the login policy for the root user. The default vaule is without-password which means the remote SSH root user must access must be performed with SSH keys (see Knowledge Base Article: kb-00006). Possible values are:

value	definition
`without-password`	require SSH public keys for root login, no forced commands
`yes`	allow SSH root user login with password
`no`	do not allow SSH root user login at all
`forced-commands-only`	only allow forced commands to run via remote login

20.9.4. Additional Information¶

Additional resources and information related to this Knowledge Base article.

20.9.4.1. See Also¶

Knowledge Base Article: kb-00006

kb-00006: Add SSH Keys to Authorized Keys

20.9.4.2. Versions¶

all

20.9.4.3. Keywords¶

ssh, password authentication, access-ssh-root-mode, without-password, dr-provision, shell access

20.9.4.4. Revision Information¶

KB Article     :  kb-00008
initial release:  Wed Jun 10 10:12:40 PDT 2020
updated release:  Wed Jun 10 10:12:40 PDT 2020