SSH Tips

SSH

 

Filename	Function
/etc/ssh	ssh configuration files
/etc/ssh/ssh_config	Default user files
/etc/ssh/sshd_config	ssh sever system wide configuration file
/etc/ssh/ssh_host_key	Private key file format

 

Secure Shell to administer the remote server. Only root is allowed to access the Shell. Secure Shell can be used to access Remote server management - managing user accounts, managing website accounts, managing server configuration files

 

If you would like to specify the login names to the server through ssh.

You can edit the sshd_config file in /etc/ssh/sshd_config

 

vi sshd_config

Add the following line in the file.

# Authentication:

#LoginGraceTime 120

#PermitRootLogin yes

AllowUsers root baskar britto nkutty

 

              If you don’t like to permit the Root login through ssh

              Add the following line the sshd_config

 

PermitRootLogin no