Deny SSH access for a specific user
Sometime we required to deny specific user’s SSH access on Linux box due to security reasons.
In this tutorial i am going to show you simple steps for “How to Deny SSH Access for A Specific User”
Step 1:
Login as a root user in order to edit ‘sshd_config’ file. Open this file in vi editor.
vi /etc/ssh/sshd_config
Insert below line in sshd_config file.
DenyUsers user0 user1 user2
Save and Exit
:wq
Step 2: Now restart ssh service using below command.
Service sshd restart
That’s all
Now user0, user1 and user2 are not allowed to access linux box via ssh
Sometime we required to deny specific user’s SSH access on Linux box due to security reasons.
In this tutorial i am going to show you simple steps for “How to Deny SSH Access for A Specific User”
Step 1:
Login as a root user in order to edit ‘sshd_config’ file. Open this file in vi editor.
vi /etc/ssh/sshd_config
Insert below line in sshd_config file.
DenyUsers user0 user1 user2
Save and Exit
:wq
Step 2: Now restart ssh service using below command.
Service sshd restart
That’s all
Now user0, user1 and user2 are not allowed to access linux box via ssh
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