NOTE: Typically not a great idea for permanent production systems
cat /etc/ssh/sshd_config | grep PermitRootLogin sed -i "s|PermitRootLogin no|PermitRootLogin yes|" /etc/ssh/sshd_config service sshd restart cat /etc/ssh/sshd_config | grep PermitRootLogin
cat /etc/ssh/sshd_config | grep PermitRootLogin sed -i "s|PermitRootLogin yes|PermitRootLogin no|" /etc/ssh/sshd_config service sshd restart cat /etc/ssh/sshd_config | grep PermitRootLogin
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