On Wed, 2005-05-11 at 17:08 -0400, fedora-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx wrote: > On Wed, 2005-05-11 at 08:54 -0700, wj wrote: > > On Tue, 2005-05-10 at 22:44 -0700, Richard Crawford wrote: > > > On Tuesday 10 May 2005 22:23, jim lawrence wrote: > > > > How do you disable root ssh logins ? > > > > > > In /etc/ssh/ssh_config > > > > > > Uncomment this line, if it is commented out: > > > > > > PermitRootLogin yes > > > > > > and change it to: > > > > > > PermitRootLogin no > > > > > > Then restart the ssh daemon: > > > > > > # /etc/init.d/sshd restart > > > > > > > > > > Hmm ... > > > > I went to disable mine, I am behind a firewall but I am trying to > learn > > how to make my system more secure, and I think that my sshd_config > the > > line is already commented out: > > > > #PermitRootLogin yes > > > > That line commented out is telling you what the default is. > To disable root logins via ssh you need to uncomment the line and > change > it to read > > PermitRootLogin no > > > > > > > I just did a fresh install a few days ago and I know I have not > changed > > it. Maybe there was a security update that fixed this issue? > > > Shouldn't the change be made in sshd_config instead of ssh_config?
