Before you do this make sure you have created another user in the wheel group. To disable root login through ssh, edit the following file: # /etc/ssh/sshd_config browse to the following line: PermitRootLogin yes and change to: PermitRootLogin no Save the file and restart ssh. # /etc/init.d/ssh restart If you are ssh’d into the server… Continue reading How to disable root login through SSH.