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You can restrict root to login directly - first login with user, then use &quot;su&quot; command to become root and do everything You need. Also i would suggest connecting to ssh while using RSA keys, which is more secure connection.<br />
Here is a link how to do this on ubuntu (it is basically the same for all distros):<br />
<a href="https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SSH/OpenSSH/Keys" rel="ugc">https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SSH/OpenSSH/Keys</a><br />
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P.s. also You can restrict access to ssh service from IP's You want by configuring Your firewall<br />
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Good Luck!
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You can restrict root to login directly - first login with user, then use "su" command to become root and do everything You need. Also i would suggest connecting to ssh while using RSA keys, which is more secure connection.
Here is a link how to do this on ubuntu (it is basically the same for all distros):
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SSH/OpenSSH/Keys [https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SSH/OpenSSH/Keys]

P.s. also You can restrict access to ssh service from IP's You want by configuring Your firewall

Good Luck!

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forgot to mention the link for permitting direct root access<br />
<a href="http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/linux/security-tip-disable-root-ssh-login-on-linux/" rel="ugc">http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/linux/security-tip-disable-root-ssh-login-on-linux/</a>
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forgot to mention the link for permitting direct root access
http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/linux/security-tip-disable-root-ssh-login-on-linux/ [http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/linux/security-tip-disable-root-ssh-login-on-linux/]

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Is there a way to restrict root login via ssh but allow root to rsync from another box?
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Is there a way to restrict root login via ssh but allow root to rsync from another box?

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