On 13Jan2009 11:54, Leon Vergottini <leon.vergottini@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: | I followed the steps on | http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/linux/security-tip-disable-root-ssh-login-on-linux | http://forums.fedoraforum.org/showthread.php?t=47795 | | to disbale root log via ssh, however after doing it I am still able to log | in as root. | | Also I have notice the option PermitRootLogin was no in the ssh_config file, | so I added it in the file myself. | | Is there another way to do it? Personally I set "UsePAM no" as well. Otherwise the PAM rules get in an distort the nice clean rules visible in sshd_config... You have remembered to restart sshd, too, yes? kill -1 $(</var/run/sshd.pid) Sshd only reads its config when it starts, so this step or a stop/start of the sshd service is needed for changes to take effect. Cheers, -- Cameron Simpson <cs@xxxxxxxxxx> DoD#743 http://www.cskk.ezoshosting.com/cs/ I'm a volunteer EMT-I on our local ambulance service; one of our Paramedics calls squid style motorcycle accidents "ZoomSplats", as in "we had a good ZoomSplat the other night". ;-) - Scott <traurig@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines
