ROOT Login

[CMs222]

when i use terminal SSH 22 to login. I cannot login as root, I have to login as the user I created when installing Ubuntu OS. and then sudo -i to change to root. (which is ok i get root access)
PROBLEM:
when i use WinSCP to login I again cannot login as root. I can only login as the user I created when installing Ubuntu OS. but cannot change to root like I do in SSH terminal. So I do not have access to important folders (full Access) which i need to get pls ?
Is there a way to get root access using WinSCP or other file/ftp manager I dont yet know about ?
Thanks for help

[TGates]

There are ways around it. WinSCP does not allow switching to root unfortunately, only in terminal. You would have to activate root logins for your OS which is NOT recommended! But, if you do, you should only use key pairing and NOT password logins. You will need to Google how to do this for your OS.

[CMs222]

I need to be able for starters to edit Zentora theme
adding my site logos links etc. but without root access via ftp/sftp or someway i'm not aware off
I cannot because it does not allow me permissions denied.
How do I do it pls..
Thanks for help and guidance

[TGates]

You can use a temporary root login setup and enable/disable it as needed. This way, you can enable root SSH password login, do what you need, then disable it.

Use at your own risk!

OS: Ubuntu 14.04

Enable: (using normal user login in terminal)

Edit /etc/ssh/sshd_config:
sudo nano /etc/ssh/sshd_config

Comment out the following line:
PermitRootLogin without-password

Just below it, add or edit the following line:
PermitRootLogin yes

Then restart SSH:
sudo service ssh restart

Disable: (using normal user login in terminal)

Edit /etc/ssh/sshd_config:
sudo nano /etc/ssh/sshd_config

Find:
PermitRootLogin yes

Change to:
PermitRootLogin no

Then restart SSH:
sudo service ssh restart

Always remember to disable the login when finished!

I suggest you save this info in a text file on your desktop for quick reference.

[CMs222]

Thanks

[CMs222]

Still cannot get it to work

Edit /etc/ssh/sshd_config:
sudo nano /etc/ssh/sshd_config
and this is what i found as default

# Authentication:
LoginGraceTime 120
PermitRootLogin without-password
StrictModes yes

so i added PermitRootLogin yes and # commeted out PermitRootLogin without-password

# Authentication:
LoginGraceTime 120

#PermitRootLogin

without-password
PermitRootLogin yes
StrictModes yes

and i've tried loads of different logins and just cannot get in as root..

[TGates]

Then restart SSH:
sudo service ssh restart