Today's article tells you how to prevent root login via SSH.

[KGIII]

It's easier than one might think.

Prevent SSH Root Login • Linux Tips

Today's article will tell you how, and why you'd want to, disable root login via SSH. It's actually a brief security article.

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[dcbrown73]

This also works.

[user@server ~]# sudo shutdown -h now

 

[KGIII]

LOL That's true. That works! Nobody will be able to login as root via SSH.