SSH direct root logins are permitted

popeye

• November 26, 2013 17:08

Hi, cPanel Security Advisor tells me SSH direct root logins are permitted. change PermitRootLogin to no but if i change it to no how will i login as root ?

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  Deehem

  • November 26, 2013 22:14

  You would create another user, add the new user to the wheel group and elevate permissions.

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  popeye

  • November 26, 2013 22:30

  [quote="Deehem, post: 1516422">You would create another user, add the new user to the wheel group and elevate permissions.
  There is big list which do i add ? shame i cant create my own one for root. How do i elevate permissions

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  quizknows

  • November 26, 2013 23:10

  Add any normal user to the "wheel" group (can be done in WHM). Once that is done, SSH in as the normal user. When you get a prompt issue the su command to get root, best to use: su - with the dash, so that you get roots login environment variables. You will be prompted for roots password for the su command, and then you will be at a root shell.

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  24x7server

  • November 27, 2013 04:42

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  cPanelMichael

  • December 03, 2013 12:15

  [quote="popeye, post: 1516432">There is big list which do i add ? shame i cant create my own one for root. How do i elevate permissions
  Adding the user to the wheel group will elevate the access to the user so that the user can then access root via "su". Thank you.

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