How to Configure SSH Server on Centos
Article ID: 3230 Published: 8 Dec 2014 Updated: 28 Mar 2018 Authored by: Crazy Domains Support
To configure your SSH Server you will need to edit /etc/ssh/sshd_config using the following command:
# vi /etc/ssh/sshd_config
- To disable root logins, edit or add the following line:
PermitRootLogin no
- To allow only specific users over SSH edit or add the following line:
AllowUsers ryan chris
- Change the listening port of SSH service edit or add the following line:
Port 11111
Save and quit the SSH configuration file and restart the SSH service to reflect the changes by using the following command:
# service sshd restart
Congratulations, you have configured the SSH Server on CentOS VPS.