How to set access from console only

[Adithyan]

Hi,

Is there any single configuration file that we can edit and prevent root access only from console in a Linux server?

[Adithyan]

Hi,

There is a mistake in the last post !! its How to restrict root user login from telnet and ssh. Root user should be able to login only from the console.

Pls help.

[Alexander Chuzhoy]

Edit the file /etc/securetty and remove all lines except starting with tty.


If you only want to disable telnet and ssh - then - for telnet do nothing - it's the default. For ssh - edit the file /etc/ssh/sshd_config and uncomment the line #PermitRootLogin. Make sure it's set to no.

[Adithyan]

Hi Alexander,

Thanks a lot !!

[Alexander Chuzhoy]

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