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No one should be logging in remotely to the <b>root</b> account. If the system admin has at least two neurons to rub together, they have <b>PermitRootLogin no</b> and/or <b>DenyUsers root</b> (preferably <u>both</u>) in the <b>sshd_config</b> file.<br />
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Stay safe and sane: Login to an unprivileged account and escalate privilege.
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No one should be logging in remotely to the root account. If the system admin has at least two neurons to rub together, they have PermitRootLogin no and/or DenyUsers root (preferably both) in the sshd_config file.

Stay safe and sane: Login to an unprivileged account and escalate privilege.

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I have software that is attempting to connect to a RH5 server using Keyboard Interactive Authentication. &nbsp;I am recieving a prompt for a password for root@(serverIP). &nbsp;I have tried the root password and aren't able to login. &nbsp;What steps are needed to, enable if not enable by default and/or set password for Keyboard authentication?
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I have software that is attempting to connect to a RH5 server using Keyboard Interactive Authentication.  I am recieving a prompt for a password for root@(serverIP).  I have tried the root password and aren't able to login.  What steps are needed to, enable if not enable by default and/or set password for Keyboard authentication?

Rh5 and Keyboard Interactive Authentication for root@(serverIP)

The Linux operating system, in all its flavors, has its own share of security flaws that allow intrusions, but there are various mechanisms by which these flaws can be removed, generally divided into two parts: authentication and access control. Authentication is responsible for ensuring that a user requesting access to the system is really the user with the account, while access control is responsible for controlling which resources each account has access to and what kind of access is permitted.