https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/root-user/m-p/2796257#M88738 Modify /etc/ssh/sshd_config, and change 'PermitRootLogin' to be 'no'. Wed, 28 Aug 2002 22:04:53 GMT Stuart Browne 2002-08-28T22:04:53Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/root-user/m-p/2796256#M88737 How do I disable the ROOT account from a remote shell (SSH) login? in another words: I need to make it so no one can login as root but I need to be able to SU to root....<BR /><BR />Thanx in advance for any advise :).... Wed, 28 Aug 2002 20:43:42 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/root-user/m-p/2796256#M88737 John Schultz_3 2002-08-28T20:43:42Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/root-user/m-p/2796257#M88738 Modify /etc/ssh/sshd_config, and change 'PermitRootLogin' to be 'no'. Wed, 28 Aug 2002 22:04:53 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/root-user/m-p/2796257#M88738 Stuart Browne 2002-08-28T22:04:53Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/root-user/m-p/2796258#M88739 dOOd,... You rock, Thank you for your assistance, you get a '10' :-) Thu, 29 Aug 2002 03:38:50 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/root-user/m-p/2796258#M88739 John Schultz_3 2002-08-29T03:38:50Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/root-user/m-p/2796259#M88740 If you'r already there , I'd recommend , disabling protocol 1 (to many bugs) , and enabling public key authentication , disable X forwarding , and enable sftp (for secure file trnsfers - helps a lot).<BR /><BR />:)<BR /><BR />Cheers<BR />TheOg Tue, 10 Sep 2002 12:44:37 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/root-user/m-p/2796259#M88740 Liran Cohen 2002-09-10T12:44:37Z