Manage SSH access for the root user

Products

• VMware SDDC Manager
• VMware vSphere ESXi

Issue/Introduction

Enable / disable SSH access for root user.

Cause

SSH access is managed by Photon OS.

- These are not vSphere configurations.

Resolution

1. Edit the /etc/ssh/sshd_config file.
2. Set PermitRootLogin to the desired state (yes / no) and save the changes. See sshd_config(5) — Linux manual page.
3. Restart the sshd service.
   • systemctl restart sshd