Comments on: How to Disable SSH Root Login in Linux https://www.tecmint.com/disable-ssh-root-login-in-linux/ Tecmint - Linux Howtos, Tutorials, Guides, News, Tips and Tricks. Sat, 11 Jul 2020 21:46:17 +0000 hourly 1 By: Mostafa https://www.tecmint.com/disable-ssh-root-login-in-linux/comment-page-1/#comment-1343993 Sat, 11 Jul 2020 21:46:17 +0000 https://www.tecmint.com/?p=28230#comment-1343993 I really can’t understand it, I’ve tried to access another machine using ssh, and it required the machine password I added it and that’s it, now I made PermitRootLogin no, saved it and restarted the ssh, and tried to log in with root again: added the password and I connected just as if nothing changed ….and it worked just fine without any problems!

]]> By: Spike White https://www.tecmint.com/disable-ssh-root-login-in-linux/comment-page-1/#comment-955276 Fri, 29 Dec 2017 03:16:34 +0000 https://www.tecmint.com/?p=28230#comment-955276 Additioonally, you can edit the /etc/security/access.conf file.

-:root:ALL ecept LOCAL

disallows all remote logins, but allows local (console) logins.

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