Question
Do you recommend to create a new user and not allow root user access for security reason?
- Posted on April 4, 2021
- Ubuntu 20.04
Asked by Shinichi Okada
For security reasons, I read that I should create a new user and disallow root access by ssh.
Is it a good idea? Please let me know your opinion. If it is a good idea please let me know a link to how to do it with Ubuntu 20.04.
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Hi there,
Yes, I would strongly recommend that. It is a good security practice.
Here is a step by step guide that you could follow to do your initial server setup:
https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/initial-server-setup-with-ubuntu-20-04
If you prefer video tutorials, you could take a look at this tutorial here:
Regards, Bobby