topic How to restrict root login using SSH in Operating System - Linux

How to restrict root login using SSH

viswanathkishore — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 09:53:35 GMT

Hi All,

I would like to restrict direct root login to the server using sshd?

Thanx in advance........

Re: How to restrict root login using SSH

J. Maestre — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 10:24:16 GMT

Edit /etc/ssh/sshd_config (path may vary depending on the distro) and add this:

PermitRootLogin no

Then restart the sshd daemon.

Re: How to restrict root login using SSH

Steven E. Protter — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 15:09:35 GMT

Shalom,

http://www.hpux.ws/?p=19

You can block it with sshd_config but you better make sure first su - root works.

SEP

Re: How to restrict root login using SSH

Jared Middleton — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 23:25:27 GMT

On Red Hat Enterprise Linux, here's how I configure SSH to deny remote root logins that rely upon password entry:
cp -p /etc/ssh/sshd_config /etc/ssh/sshd_config.orig
vi /etc/ssh/sshd_config
-------------------------------
#PermitRootLogin yes
PermitRootLogin without-password
-------------------------------
/etc/init.d/sshd restart

Re: How to restrict root login using SSH

viswanathkishore — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 04:28:47 GMT

Hi,

This is working. Thanx for the Solution.