With PAM in /etc/pam.d/sshd you can especify the root only to login from a certain IP address
On 9/7/07, Greg Wooledge <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Thu, Sep 06, 2007 at 01:52:17AM +0200, Radek Hladik wrote: > > Hi, > > all I wanted was to force SSHd to accept root logins only from > > localhost. > > If nobody else comes up with an answer, then try this one: > > Run two (or more) instances of sshd. Bind one of them to the loopback > interface, and let it allow root users. Bind the other(s) to the "real" > network interface(s), and let them deny root users. >