How to login as root via SSH on DirectAdmin based servers?

Root access is available with all Managed VPS and Managed Dedicated Servers. This article provides a detailed walkthrough on how to login as root.

 

Applies to:

Managed VPS and Managed Dedicated Server with DirectAdmin control panel.


Log in as root

We disable password-based SSH access by default for security reasons. You will need to generate and authorize a key pair to connect to the server via SSH:

  1. Authorize your public key as the admin user.

  2. Log in to SSH.

  3. Run the following command:

    sudo su

  4. Enter your admin password.

  5. Done! You are now logged in as root with root-level privileges.

 

Access SSH Using an SSH Client

How to connect to SSH using Putty?

How to connect to SSH using Command Prompt in Windows?

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