Wednesday, February 16, 2011

Disable SSH root login


Here is the step by step procedure to disable/deny direct root login via SSH

1. Login to the server as Root
2. Edit /etc/ssh/sshd_config

    Look for the line,

  PermitRootLogin=Yes
 
and then change the value of it to,

  PermitRootLogin=No 

3. Restart the sshd service and make sure its turned on
    service sshd restart        or     /etc/init.d/sshd restart
   
    service sshd status

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