How to disable root login
Because of security reasons you should disable root login. WARNING: Make sure that you have a working normal user account before you disable root login. more >>
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Login as root
Login as root.
Edit sshd_config
Open
with an editor(e.g. vim)
/etc/ssh/sshd_config
with an editor(e.g. vim)
Set PermitRootLogin to no
Search
and replace it with
PermitRootLogin yes
and replace it with
#PermitRootLogin yes
PermitRootLogin no
Restart SSH daemon
Enter
to restart the SSH daemon.
/etc/init.d/sshd restart
to restart the SSH daemon.
Done
Try to login with root user.
You should get an
access denied now.
You should get an
access denied now.