Configuring SSH Server on Debian or Ubuntu
Article ID: 3152 Published: 23 Nov 2014 Updated: 15 Feb 2016 Authored by: Crazy Domains Support
You can configurate the SSH Server on Debian/Ubuntu VPS by doing the following:
- The default SSH server configuration file is /etc/ssh/sshd_config. You need to edit this file using a text editor such as VI 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 add the following line:
AllowUsers bob john
- Change the listening port of SSH service add the following line:
Port 11111
- Save and close the file.
- Restart the SSH service to reflect the changes using the following command:
# service sshd restart
Congratulations, you have configured the SSH Server on Debian/Ubuntu VPS.