Disabling SSH Login for the Root User

Login to your server as a user with sudo capabilities.

Once logged it, you will want to edit the /etc/ssh/sshd_config file with your favorite editor to prevent root access (I chose nano):

sudo nano /etc/ssh/sshd_config

Look for the line that contains PermitRootLogin yes and change it to the following:

PermitRootLogin no

Save your changes and then restart SSH:

/etc/init.d/ssh restart

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