Question on blocking remote root access via SSH

From: John Yang (zyang@waveline.com)
Date: 11/27/02 

From: zyang@waveline.com (John Yang)
Date: 26 Nov 2002 18:42:26 -0800

Hi,
I have set up SSH service on my remote linux server. I have discovered
that unlike telnet, which I could block remote root access, SSH allows
root to login remotely.

Does anyone know how to turn off remote root access for SSH on Linux?

Many thanks.

John

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