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How to Prevent SSH Login for root (Doc ID 1610441.1)

Last updated on APRIL 22, 2020

Applies to:

Linux OS - Version Oracle Linux 4.4 to Oracle Linux 6.4 [Release OL4U4 to OL6U4]
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure - Version N/A and later
Linux x86
Linux x86-64
Linux Itanium

Goal

This document describes how to prevent super user "root" login to the system with ssh due to security reasons.

Solution

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