Sandal6823@sh.itjust.works to Linux@lemmy.ml · 3 months agoWhy disable ssh login with root on a server if I only log in with keys, not password?781074
103Why disable ssh login with root on a server if I only log in with keys, not password?Sandal6823@sh.itjust.works to Linux@lemmy.ml · 3 months ago78
On a server I have a public key auth only for root account. Is there any point of logging in with a different account?
Show ContentSavvyWolf@pawb.socialEnglish22·3 months agoThe home directory would need to be immutable, not bashrc.
Show Content2ndSkin@sh.itjust.works4·3 months ago? It’s .bashrc, not bashrc, and .bashrc is in the home directory. If .bashrc is immutable, it can’t be removed from home.
Show ContentSavvyWolf@pawb.socialEnglish1·3 months agoIt’s the directory that needs to be writable to delete files, not the file itself. Although the immutable bit (if that’s what you’re talking about - I thought you meant unsetting the write bit) might change that, I’m not sure.
The home directory would need to be immutable, not bashrc.
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It’s .bashrc, not bashrc, and .bashrc is in the home directory.
If .bashrc is immutable, it can’t be removed from home.
It’s the directory that needs to be writable to delete files, not the file itself.
Although the immutable bit (if that’s what you’re talking about - I thought you meant unsetting the write bit) might change that, I’m not sure.