Right - so console/tty login is restricted by pam and its settings. So disabling ssh root logins means you can still log in as root there.
To lock root you can use passwd -l
If locking root I would keep root shell so i could sudo to root.
So my normal setup would be to create my admin user with sudo rights, set «PasswordAuthentication no» in sshd config and lock root with «sudo passwd -l root»
Remember to add a pubkey to admin users authorizedkeys, and give it a secure but typable password
My root is now only available through sudo, and i can use password on console. Instead of locking root you can give it secure typable password. This way root can log in from console so you dont need sudo for root access from console.
It boils down to what you like and what risks you take compared to usable system. You can always recover a locked root account if you have access to single-user-mode or a live cd . Disk encryption makes livecd a difficult option.
With a few exceptions of life sentences, this is not how prisons works. We have prisons to separate the bad apples for a while, and we use that time to rehabilitate the apples. Its not a perfect solution bit it works better than without prison.
Go ahead and do just that. You can’t touch him and if you try you will be marked. He will have a pardon if needed. Even if you physically removed him from the earth trump will put another in his place.
But go ahead and spend your time and energy on him. I predict it will be futile
No - i was lucky and wasn’t born in the land of the free. You guys keep on attacking the scape goat. Good for you, het him out and prepare for the next one. Its like gamification - bread and circus.
Right - so console/tty login is restricted by pam and its settings. So disabling ssh root logins means you can still log in as root there.
To lock root you can use passwd -l
If locking root I would keep root shell so i could sudo to root.
So my normal setup would be to create my admin user with sudo rights, set «PasswordAuthentication no» in sshd config and lock root with «sudo passwd -l root» Remember to add a pubkey to admin users authorizedkeys, and give it a secure but typable password
My root is now only available through sudo, and i can use password on console. Instead of locking root you can give it secure typable password. This way root can log in from console so you dont need sudo for root access from console.
It boils down to what you like and what risks you take compared to usable system. You can always recover a locked root account if you have access to single-user-mode or a live cd . Disk encryption makes livecd a difficult option.