Root login question

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Hi all
I am administering Linux boxes (running rehat linux 7.3 and 8.0).

The other day I tried to ssh from 1 linux box to the other. I was root on the client box. Surprisingly, I could login as root into the host after giving the password!! I am unable to get root login from a SSH client on a windows machine!

Why is this so? Is there some config I can change to disallow direct root logins into the box?

Thanks

KS

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see your sshd_config or sshd-config file.

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What SSH program are you using on Windows? I use putty and it has always worked OK for me.