From: Dariush Pietrzak,,, (eyck_at_ghost.anime.pl)
Date: Thu 12 May 2005 - 19:59:41 BST

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> within a vserver is worthwhile? Noone logs into a vserver as root
> via ssh, only from the master using vserver enter, so there's no point
It is considered as good practice to disable root login via ssh, ie:
DON'T set "PermitRootLogin yes", leave it disabled.
 Logging as root via ssh is usually a sign for detecting incompetent
admins ( and in companies - for detecting bad admin practices ).

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