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Hi,
To disable root login please perform these steps:
1. SSH into your server as ‘admin’ and gain root access by su.
2. Edit this file for SSH logins: vi /etc/ssh/sshd_config
3. Find the line: Protocol 2, 1
4. Uncomment it and change it to: Protocol 2
5. Next, find the line: PermitRootLogin yes
6. Uncomment it and change it to: PermitRootLogin no
7. Save the file to apply changes.
8. Now you can restart SSH
/etc/rc.d/init.d/sshd restart
Now, no one will be able to login to root with out first loggin in as admin and ‘su -‘ to root, and you will be forcing the use of a more secure protocol. Just make sure you remember both passwords!
Note: If you are using cPanel server make sure you have added admin user to the ‘wheel’ group so that you will be able to ‘su -‘ to root, otherwise you may lock yourself out of root.
Thanks,
Shane G.
AccuWebHosting.Com
To disable root login please perform these steps:
1. SSH into your server as ‘admin’ and gain root access by su.
2. Edit this file for SSH logins: vi /etc/ssh/sshd_config
3. Find the line: Protocol 2, 1
4. Uncomment it and change it to: Protocol 2
5. Next, find the line: PermitRootLogin yes
6. Uncomment it and change it to: PermitRootLogin no
7. Save the file to apply changes.
8. Now you can restart SSH
/etc/rc.d/init.d/sshd restart
Now, no one will be able to login to root with out first loggin in as admin and ‘su -‘ to root, and you will be forcing the use of a more secure protocol. Just make sure you remember both passwords!
Note: If you are using cPanel server make sure you have added admin user to the ‘wheel’ group so that you will be able to ‘su -‘ to root, otherwise you may lock yourself out of root.
Thanks,
Shane G.
AccuWebHosting.Com
