Step 1: First of all we need to make a regular user, since we are disabling direct root login: adduser admin && passwd admin Step 2: Backup your current sshd_config mv /etc/ssh/sshd_config /etc/ssh/sshd_config.bak Step 3: Create a new sshd_config file nano -w /etc/ssh/sshd_config Step 3.1: Paste this code into the new file ## Change to