Linux
Allow Root access in SSH
By Lucas
April 7, 2017
1 min min read
Some Linux distributions, such as Ubuntu Server, do not allow the Root user to log in to SSH by default.
To allow Root access via SSH, edit the sshd_config file:
vim /etc/ssh/sshd_config
Then look for the PermitRootLogin directive and change it to the following:
PermitRootLogin yes
Now restart the SSH service:
service ssh restart
That’s it!