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Comment by SoftTalker

1 day ago

root can't normally log in via ssh. Unless the default configuration is changed.

In OpenSSH root cannot login.

In TinySSH, which also implements the ntru exchange, root is always allowed.

I don't know what the behavior is in Dropbear, but the point is that OpenSSH is not the only implementation.

TinySSH would also enable you to quiet the warning on RHEL 7 or other legacy platforms.

Fwiw some distros ask if you want root access enabled on install; I assume there's always some chance of it being enabled for install stuff and forgotten, or the user misreading and thinking it means any root access.