cPanel Security Advisor - Scan ERROR

holyblacqkie0091

• November 12, 2019 19:09

Hello I run my Security Advisor today and i got: SSH direct root logins are permitted. Manually edit /etc/ssh/sshd_config and change PermitRootLogin to "without-password" or "no", then restart SSH in the "Restart SSH" area
So i edited the sshd_config via the Plugin called ConfigServer Explorer and i restarted the SSH But my problem now is that the Security Advisor still report error that SSH direct root logins are permitted And my sshd_config file already has PermitRootLogin "without-password" . I even tried rebooting and the notice still appears. (

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  cPanelLauren

  • November 13, 2019 18:23

  Hello, You shouldn't need to manually modify this option. You can modify it through WHM by going to WHM>>Security Center>>SSH Password Authorization Tweak and disable Password Authorization.

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  holyblacqkie0091

  • November 13, 2019 19:28

  Done, Security Advisor scan report still show error that SSH direct root logins are permitted Manually edit /etc/ssh/sshd_config and change PermitRootLogin to "without-password" or "no", then restart SSH in the "Restart SSH" area

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  quietFinn

  • November 13, 2019 20:04

  Done, Security Advisor scan report still show error that SSH direct root logins are permitted Manually edit /etc/ssh/sshd_config and change PermitRootLogin to "without-password" or "no", then restart SSH in the "Restart SSH" area

  
  Have you tried to login as root?

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  cPanelLauren

  • November 13, 2019 23:02

  If you've done all of that and you're still seeing that the security advisor is reporting password auth is still enabled, i'd suggest opening a ticket so we can look into the issue further.

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