how to restrict any user for ssh

[Manuel Arostegui Ramirez]

On Thursday 14 June 2007 16:11:49 Johan Booysen wrote:
> Depending on what you're trying to achieve (and if I understand
> correctly), you could use a nologin file, i.e.
>
> "If the file /etc/nologin exists, login will allow access only to root.
> Other users will be shown the contents of this file and their logins
> will be politely refused."
>
>

Two things:

Firstly, it's such a really bad idea to allow remote root login, even using 
ssh.

Secondly, if he only wants to allow some certain users, it's better to use the 
AllowUsers directive

Cheers!

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Manuel Arostegui Ramirez.

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