Puzzled by default setting in sshd_conf

[Siggy Brentrup]

On Fri, Jul 10, 2009 at 03:32:30PM -0500, Chris wrote:
> On Fri, 10 Jul 2009 22:04:46 +0200
> Siggy Brentrup <ubuntu at psycho.i21k.de> wrote:

[...]
 
> > I never advertently touched sshd_conf.
> > 
> > On my other (Debian lenny) boxes 'PermitRootLogin no' is set.

> edit /etc/rkhunter.conf:
> 
> Replace the follwoing line - 
> ALLOW_SSH_ROOT_USER=no
> 
> with - 
> ALLOW_PermitRootLogin=no
> 
> Worked for me...

Looks like you're not too much concerned about security :)

I did it the other way round 'PermitRootLogin no' in sshd_conf.
This wasn't the question: I consider Ubuntu's default wrong, ymmv.

Thanks
  Siggy

ps: fixed typo in Subject:
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