Question
root access problem after changing ssh_config to PermitRootLogin no
- Posted on June 13, 2016
- ApacheLAMP Stack
Asked by SwissCheese
Hi people
I hope someone can help me
I created a sudo user after that i made keys for that user all workes fine with that user then i set in ssh_config to PermitRootLogin no and i think i did that when i loged in a root… i have the feeling i locked myself out from the server
now the problem is i cant login as root anymore…but i need that to change some stuff around.
Be careful im a Newbie to all this :-)
Anyway I hope some points me in a right direction
Thanks
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Log in as your new user?
A few tips when creating a new user on a fresh droplet. Do these commands when logged in as root:
useradd -m -G sudo newuser(the group sudo depends on your distribution)passwd rootpasswd newuserchsh -s /bin/bash(changes the log in console)*mkdir /home/newuser/.ssh && cp /root/.ssh/authorized_keys /home/newuser/.ssh/(this is if you used the ssh key to create the droplet)*Now just remove login as root, relog and the new user and you should be fine :)