Enabling root SSH access for OSX

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To enable root SSH access on an OSX computer follow the process below

First ssh into the target computer as the local admin account

ssh [email protected]
su adminAccount
Admin Account Password
sudo su -
sudo vi /etc/ssh/sshd_config

Edit the below

#PermitRootLogin prohibit-password

To

PermitRootLogin yes

wq
Disconnect

With SSH enabled for the root account, you can do more things, like remotely rsync a users profile to a new workstation. Obviously this poses some risks, which is why ssh for root is disabled by default.