sshd_config

[gamergoat89]

Hi,
I have SSH root disabled on Open Suse 13.1
I need to enable it but I can’t access the /etc/ssh/sshd_config
Im trying to Edit /etc/ssh/sshd_config and add the following line:

UseDNS no
What can I do?
Thank you

[nrickert]

Hi,
I have SSH root disabled on Open Suse 13.1
I need to enable it but I can’t access the /etc/ssh/sshd_config
Im trying to Edit /etc/ssh/sshd_config and add the following line:

UseDNS no
What can I do?
Thank you

You only want to add one line?

Choose an editor that you are comfortable with. Maybe use "sudo" to invoke it as root. You will be asked for the root password.

For example, in a terminal window (konsole, Gnome Terminal, XFCE terminal), use:

sudo vi /etc/ssh/sshd_config

assuming that you are comfortable with "vi" as an editor. If you are not familiar with using "vi", then better to choose something simpler. I've forgotten the name of the simple editor, so perhaps somebody else will comment. Or use

kdesu kwrite

to start the kwrite editor (from KDE).

Added: The simple text edit is "nano", so you could use

sudo nano /etc/ssh/ssh_config

[whonea]

gamergoat89 wrote:

> I have SSH root disabled on Open Suse 13.1
> I need to enable it but I can’t access the /etc/ssh/sshd_config
> Im trying to Edit /etc/ssh/sshd_config and add the following line:
>

Don't forget to open the appropriate port in the firewall - the default will
have the incoming port blocked by default unless you elected to open it
during installation.

--
Will Honea

[robin_listas]

On 2014-03-03 01:56, gamergoat89 wrote:
>
> Hi,
> I have SSH root disabled on Open Suse 13.1
> I need to enable it but I can’t access the /etc/ssh/sshd_config

Why not?

Is it a remote machine, so you don't have direct access to it?

Do you have any ssh access to it?

--
Cheers / Saludos,

Carlos E. R.
(from 13.1 x86_64 "Bottle" at Telcontar)

[gamergoat89]

Forgot my root password
anyone know How can I retrieve it on opensuse 13.1?

[ab]

Google:
sitepensuse.org recover root password

https://en.opensuse.org/SDB:Recover_root_password

--
Good luck.

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[gamergoat89]

ok I fixed my root password

[gamergoat89]

You only want to add one line?

Choose an editor that you are comfortable with. Maybe use "sudo" to invoke it as root. You will be asked for the root password.

For example, in a terminal window (konsole, Gnome Terminal, XFCE terminal), use:

sudo vi /etc/ssh/sshd_config

assuming that you are comfortable with "vi" as an editor. If you are not familiar with using "vi", then better to choose something simpler. I've forgotten the name of the simple editor, so perhaps somebody else will comment. Or use

kdesu kwrite

to start the kwrite editor (from KDE).

Added: The simple text edit is "nano", so you could use

sudo nano /etc/ssh/ssh_config

how do I edit the file?
kdesu kwrite opened up a text writing file but nothing happend when I wrote #UseDNS no.
and
when i tried sudo nano /etc/ssh/ssh_config command not found.

[gamergoat89]

sudo vi /etc/ssh/sshd_config:E325: ATTENTION
Found a swap file by the name "/etc/ssh/.sshd_config.swp"
owned by: root dated: Mon Mar 3 18:41:27 2014
file name: /etc/ssh/sshd_config
modified: YES
user name: root host name: linux-si7w
process ID: 1620
While opening file "/etc/ssh/sshd_config"
dated: Fri Nov 8 14:20:23 2013

(1) Another program may be editing the same file. If this is the case,
be careful not to end up with two different instances of the same
file when making changes. Quit, or continue with caution.
(2) An edit session for this file crashed.
If this is the case, use ":recover" or "vim -r /etc/ssh/sshd_config"
to recover the changes (see ":help recovery").
If you did this already, delete the swap file "/etc/ssh/.sshd_config.swp"
to avoid this message.

Swap file "/etc/ssh/.sshd_config.swp" already exists!
[O]pen Read-Only, (E)dit anyway, (R)ecover, (D)elete it, (Q)uit, (A)bort:

[nrickert]

kdesu kwrite opened up a text writing file but nothing happend when I wrote #UseDNS no.

The "#" character at the start of that line indicates that it is a comment. You will have to remove that comment to get other than the default. And then you will need to restart the "sshd" service before the change has any effect. Rebooting is one way of restarting the service.