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Why is PermitRootLogin in sshd_config set to yes by default?

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As Ubuntu has no real root account, why is /etc/ssh/sshd_config allowing remote root login anyway? Isn't that inconsistent?

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answered 1 Year ago mouedi · Accepted Answer

I'm not a member of the Ubuntu Openssh team, so I don't know the real reason, all of this is mere speculation, but...

It is consistent with the policy of making only necessary changes from Debian. It means, if root login is disabled in Ubuntu, you don't gain anything from adding a new difference from upstream, a difference that you will have to manage in every release and update.