Brian Stark wrote:

> I installed ssh from the package collection today and I noticed that my
> defintions of secure terminals in /etc/ttys are being ignored when
> using ssh. For example:

  Since sshd is not a getty process, nor started from init, it does not
use the definitions in /etc/ttys.  Instead, sshd uses a config file
called /etc/sshd_config ('man sshd' for more information).  The keyword
you are looking for is 'PermitRootLogin'.

  Cheers
      ,
   Rene