why can't download file from linux server into local window disk c:

[Chris Angelico]

  To: Tim Chase
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On Tue, Dec 9, 2014 at 6:50 AM, Tim Chase <python.list at tim.thechases.com> 
wrote:
> Just for the record, you can enable root logins but disallow password
> logins, so root has to be done with a public/private key-pair.
>
> That said, I do as you describe and still SSH to my ssh-user account,
> then "su" to root as needed from there.  But at least there's a
> middle ground that isn't as vulnerable as putting a root account out
> there to be banged on by any script-o-matic bot that finds it.

I've done both of these. Most of my boxes don't have passwords on the
root account AND don't allow SSH to root, relying on a sudo-enabled
account usually; and it's perfectly possible to also deny password
access to *any* account via SSH. Quite good for security... though it
can create an awkward bootstrap problem if you lose all private keys
that had access.

ChrisA

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