{"id":11682,"date":"2021-09-23T11:47:50","date_gmt":"2021-09-23T11:47:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/?p=11682"},"modified":"2024-04-24T06:40:59","modified_gmt":"2024-04-24T05:40:59","slug":"enable-ssh-access-user-directadmin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/enable-ssh-access-user-directadmin\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Enable SSH Access to a User in DirectAdmin?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Resellers can enable or disable SSH access from the package options that, in turn, enables SSH access for a single user.<\/p>\n<div class=\"vlt-box vlt-red\">\n<div class=\"box-title\"><strong>Note<\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"box-content\">\n<p>You have to be cautious while assigning SSH access to a user as it may imply security risks. We recommend you first check with the client as to why they need SSH access. There are some tasks or actions that users can execute even without SSH access.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>To Enable SSH Access for a User<\/h2>\n<p>1. Log in to your reseller account of DirectAdmin.<\/p>\n<p>2. Go to the <strong>Account Manager<\/strong> section and click on\u00a0<strong>List Users<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/da_list_users.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1214\" height=\"179\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The list of active user accounts on your DirectAdmin will appear.<\/p>\n<p>3.\u00a0Click on the username of a user to grant SSH access.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13008\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/da_list_user_sel.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1589\" height=\"304\" \/><\/p>\n<p>4. Go to the <strong>Modify<\/strong> tab and check the <strong>SSH Access<\/strong> option.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13009\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/da_user_ssh_access.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1204\" height=\"309\" \/><\/p>\n<p>5. Click the <strong>SAVE<\/strong> button to grant the\u00a0user SSH access to the server.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Resellers can enable or disable SSH access from the package options that, in turn, enables SSH access for a single user. Note You have to be cautious while assigning SSH access to a user as it may imply security risks. We recommend you first check with the client as to why they need SSH access. 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