How to access as root with WinSCP to Debian 8 server

Question

Since direct login as root is not permitted in debian 8, how can I switch to root or log as root ?

Off-topic. Anyway, see https://stackoverflow.com/q/11464824/850848 — Martin Prikryl, Jun 04 '17 at 18:17

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 14 '17 at 09:31

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If you are trying to login to sftp via password as root, and not with rsa key edit

nano /etc/ssh/sshd_config

and change line

PermitRootLogin without-password

to

PermitRootLogin yes

answered Jun 14 '17 at 09:31

xyronexus

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How is this offtopic? there are tags debian sftp winscp, the topic is about them, guy asked question and i answer them instead being rude. If someone think it's wrong section, just move it to good one. Not everyone know how it's done from beginning. – xyronexus Jun 15 '17 at 12:28
How is this a programming question? – Martin Prikryl Jun 15 '17 at 13:30
Well isn't stack used to ask question not only about programming, but also installing and configuring? – xyronexus Jun 15 '17 at 16:16
Only if it is about installing/configuring tools specifically used for programming only. And this question is not about that. See https://stackoverflow.com/help/on-topic – Martin Prikryl Jun 15 '17 at 16:19

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