Keep having to reset root password for SSH

SSy

• February 22, 2017 23:15

Periodically for some reason I am getting access denied when I try to SSH as root and I need to go into WHM to reset the root password to re-open access. How do I prevent this from happening?

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  24x7server

  • February 23, 2017 06:24

  Hi, Try the below things... [LIST]

  Whitelist your IP address in the cphulk..

  Try using a SSH key authentication..

  Check the /var/log/secure for evidence of root login attempted..

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  cPanelMichael

  • February 23, 2017 14:56

  Hello, You can review /var/log/secure to see the specific reason authentication failed. Additionally, to verify if the account is locked out by cPHulkd, you can review the /usr/local/cpanel/logs/cphulkd.log file. Documentation on cPHulkd is available at: cPHulk Brute Force Protection - Documentation - cPanel Documentation cPHulk Management on the Command Line - cPanel Knowledge Base - cPanel Documentation Thank you.

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