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Old 10-08-2007, 05:54 PM   #1
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Unhappy How to prevent root user from logging into ssh


yo you there?Dear All
I just wanted to restrict logging for the root user through shh.I found a solution which is simply saying to add a line to /etc/ssh/sshd_config . The line is

permitRootLogin no


But it is not working . Would u please suggest me what can i do to stop root's ssh access.


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Old 10-08-2007, 06:10 PM   #2
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Did you restart ssh afterward?
 
Old 10-08-2007, 06:10 PM   #3
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That should do it. Did you stop then start sshd after making the change?

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