Not an Ubuntu user but it sounds like permit root logon in sshd config is
disabled.

In addition, last time I used Ubuntu I had to use sudo to enable the root
account locally first to get it to work remotely.

--
Jeremy MountainJohnson
Jeremy.MountainJohnson at gmail.com


On Tue, May 20, 2014 at 12:32 PM, Thomas Rieff
<trieff at greencaremankato.com>wrote:

> TCLUG,
> Working on a new server project. Installed Ubuntu 14.04 Server with
> software raid.
> Setup went without a hitch and raid seems to work when I disconnect one
> drive and then the other...easiest setup so far.
> But, when working with root from putty and winscp, I get access denied on
> root. Using my username works fine.
> I have tried numerous things...and have at times been able to use root
> from putty but then at times I get Access Denied again.
> Unable to get connected with samba. So trying to figure out if is a samba
> issue, a 14.04 issue or a permission issue.
> Any thoughts on if they changed something in 14.04???
> Tom
>
> Thomas Rieff
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