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```
sudo sed --in-place 's/^PermitRootLogin.*/PermitRootLogin prohibit-password/g' /etc/ssh/sshd_config
sudo sed --in-place 's/#PasswordAuthentication yes/PasswordAuthentication no/' /etc/ssh/sshd_config
systemctl restart sshd
```
Using two sed commands above is the short way to disable root login. To disable it manually you can just do `sudo nano /etc/ssh/sshd_config` find a line called PermitRootLogin modify it. Then find a line called PasswordAuthentication and modify it as well.
Using two sed commands above is the short way to disable root login.
To disable it manually you can just do `sudo nano /etc/ssh/sshd_config` find a line called PermitRootLogin modify it.
Then find a line called PasswordAuthentication and modify it as well.
If you need to be a root user, first login as **sammy**, your username. Then use the command below to be a root user.
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