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Disable root access via SSH
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DisableRootAccessSSH.sh
#!/bin/bash
# Disable root access via SSH
# USAGE:
# curl -Lo DisableRootAccessSSH https://gist.githubusercontent.com/NunoFilipeSantos/7eee84fcb40b52d5ede6332f902d1b1c/raw/DisableRootAccessSSH.sh
# chmod +x DisableRootAccessSSH
# ./DisableRootAccessSSH
perl -pi -e 's/PermitRootLogin yes/PermitRootLogin no/g' /etc/ssh/sshd_config
service ssh restart
echo "Root access via SSH disabled!"
# Delete this file after executing
rm -- "$0"
exit 0
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