i cant change sshd_config. ssh direct root logins are permitted.

[suatkocabas]

when i run security advisor, i cant change /etc/ssh/sshd_config in terminal WHM.

i try this code. but i cant save.

sed -i '/^PermitRootLogin/s/yes/no/' /etc/ssh/sshd_config

or

vi /etc/ssh/sshd_config

#PermitRootLogin no

SSH direct root logins are permitted.
Manually edit /etc/ssh/sshd_config and change PermitRootLogin to “without-password” or “no”, then restart SSH in the “Restart SSH” area

 

[cPRex]

Hey there! The Security Advisor tool is just letting you know that option is enabled in the SSH configuration, but it doesn't mean you are required to make those changes if you wanted to leave the root access configured how it is.

I would expect those changes to work if you are logged in as the root user or a reseller with full privileges. Can you run the following two commands on the system and send me the output?

ls -lah /etc/ssh/sshd_config
lsattr /etc/ssh/sshd_config

That would tell us if there are any odd permissions or access restrictions that would keep you from editing the file.