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Why disable root login via ssh?

edited Aug 15, 2011 3:52PM in Oracle Solaris System Administration (MOSC) 2 commentsAnswered
Hello,
Could you, please, remind me why it's not good idea to enable root login through ssh ?
More precisely, how could an attacker gain root login for my system beyond guessing or brute force?

I guess RBAC generalizes this by making root a role isn't it?

Thanks in advance,
Carlos.

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