Comments on: Disable or Enable SSH Root Login and Limit SSH Access in Linux

By: Ahmet

Ahmet — Thu, 04 May 2023 07:28:58 +0000

Open the sshd_config file.

#nano /etc/ssh/sshd_config

add the following configuration.

PermitRootLogin yes
KbdInteractiveAuthentication yes
PubkeyAuthentication yes
UseDNS no

and restart the sshd service with the following command.

# systemctl restart sshd

blackcrack — Thu, 30 Dec 2021 12:52:04 +0000

It’s better and more save to use “screen” at the user-account.

screen -S root  #(Startsession)
su -
ctrl+ad #(logout)

and get back the session

screen -r root
ctrl+ad #(logout)

also possible session with other names mylogin1, mylogin2, mylogin3 to have a multisession with 4/10 sessions over “screen”

test it out and good hack

best
Blackysgate

sshUser — Mon, 23 Nov 2020 20:47:33 +0000

It comments that specific line/command.

Srijan Shrestha — Wed, 28 Oct 2020 11:35:56 +0000

What does putting the ‘#‘ at the beginning actually do?

oldgaro — Sat, 09 Sep 2017 12:12:13 +0000

I prefer creating an ssh group and add to that group and allowing that group on sshd_config, but well same goal achieved either way!

Great article!