In my earlier article on creating a new user + shell, I’d explained that it’s a good idea to disable direct root access via SSH. One of the reasons why we see so many failed login attempts, is because spammers constantly bombard servers with fake credentials, searching for a way in. One solution was to […]
Category: InterWorx
How To Create A New VPS InterWorx User + Shell
The InterWorx interface allows you to create new accounts, which come with the option to enable shell access for each of them. As mentioned in my earlier article on accessing InterWorx, the interface is divided into two sections – SiteWorx and NodeWorx. They correspond to cPanel and WHM respectively. From an administrator’s point of view, […]
How To Change The SSH Port On An InterWorx VPS
Earlier this week, I’d shown you how to connect to a VPS with InterWorx on SSH. In that, we saw that the default installation uses the regular SSH port of “22” for connections. In this article, I’ll show you how to change the SSH port. Why? Because look at this screenshot from my SSH login: […]