[j-nsp] root-login via ssh and 11.x

[Julien Goodwin]

On 26/06/12 22:09, Nick Kritsky wrote:
> FYI: It looks like in version 11 Juniper has changed default settings
> for "system services ssh root-login".
> Now if you want to login as root via ssh, you have to explicitly allow
> it. in 10.X it was allowed by default.
> Tested on EX-4200, SRX-100.
> 
> Funny thing is that documentation is still claiming that default
> setting is to allow:
> http://www.juniper.net/techpubs/en_US/junos11.4/topics/reference/configuration-statement/root-login-edit-system.html
> I don't have any device with 12.1 to test, but I suspect that the
> problem exists there as well.
> 
> If anyone from J is reading - please update documentation or JunOS
> defaults. It would be nice to keep them in sync.

And a warning in the upgrade notes, I'm sure there's at least one site
that only uses root. (No, nobody I've every worked for has that, at
least on Juniper kit)

-- 
Julien Goodwin
Studio442
"Blue Sky Solutioneering"

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