For some reason I have lost the Ability to SSH into my new Machine I have tried root and mythtv but both come back as "Access denied" Where should I start looking to fix this problem?
I have created a band-aid for it I created a new account called mattbatt and I can log in over SSH that way but that is kind of a pain to log in then have to su to mythtv or root.
Any ideas linux gurus.
Also if I do get SSH working properly again how do I get rid of the mattbatt user or should I just leave it alone?

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I did about the same in a test box I've been using. Seems there was something cecil wrote about this... iirc

I believe both root and mythtv users are not allowed ssh access by default for security reasons.

You actually did the "right" thing by creating a standard user to use for ssh access however if you really want to ssh as root or mythtv (despite the security risks) you should be able to re-enable them by editing /etc/ssh/sshd_config

you will need to make the following edits:

For root access:



For mythtv access:


You will then need to restart ssh.

Hope this helps.

Martian

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I don't SSH from outside my local network and my router doesn't redirect to the mythtv server so I felt safe with those two being open.
Thank you for the help.

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Glad you got it fixed up!

I'd still advise against opening up the mythtv user as the password is well known and root will give you everything you need.

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My bad I should have specified I changed that password A LOOOONG time ago.

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ABIT NF-M2 nView | Athlon 64 X2 3800+ | 2GB DDR2 800 | HDHomerun | GeForce 6150 (onboard) | WD 640 GB SATA HD | DVD-RW (sata) | StreamZap IR receiver with Logitech Harmony remote

Vizio 37" LCD HDTV (1080p)