Can't login by ssh

[costantino]

Hi, All

I installed fresh version of Gentoo, but can't login using ssh.
login by console is OK, with simples pass, like "1" or quite complex, like "blah-blah-Blah-123-098-", etc

when I use right pass, loging by ssh, on gentoo console appears
<my hostname> login: unix_chkpwd[1661]: password check failed for user (root)
and password is definitely right)))

what's wrong?
installation is quite clean, above "handbook install" installed only midnight commander

[fedeliallalinea]

By default sshd is configured for deny the login from root.
You should enable this feature in /etc/ssh/sshd_config by adding line PermitRootLogin yes.
For security reasons, it would be better not to activate it.
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[NeddySeagoon]

costantino,

Using ssh as root with a password is a very bad thing in general, so it's disabled by default.
Key based login will work.

If you want root logins with password, fix the config file and restart sshd.
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[costantino]

fedeliallalinea, Yes! thks!

NeddySeagoon, thks
I am familiar with the principles of security. but now system is in building/debugging/tuning state, completely isolated, and I need comfort access to it. in future it will be pbx for small summer house


It's a strange thing, in another installations (which was less successful ) sshd works with root permissions by default

[Hu]

Since you ought to use key-based authentication eventually, I suggest setting that up now. That will let you determine whether the problem is that root logins are completely disabled (and have a strange error message) or if there is a problem with the path that verifies your password.