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my ssh has started to refuse users from out of the blue. I started to connect via Putty as root, me and other users.

login as: root
root@31.XX.XX.XXX's password:
Access denied

What could be wrong? I didn't change anything.

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  • Could you check your server logs ? You will find a more interesting information for debuging your problem
    – Dom
    Jan 4, 2012 at 8:41
  • Can you post the output of ssh -v server_ip?
    – Khaled
    Jan 4, 2012 at 8:47
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    Thank you guys for the advices. I find out, that the root isn't in allowed groups. So, solved by editing /etc/ssh/sshd_config!
    – Ginnyous
    Jan 4, 2012 at 9:02
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    @Ginnyous Be careful with root login enabled - it's one less barrier for an attacker to overcome.
    – Shane Madden
    Jan 4, 2012 at 22:39

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By default root user is not allowed to login in SSH remote connection. Anyway I recommend you using a normal user to work, not root. You can always use sudo if you need it.

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