How to turn off SFTP server but allow SSH login under Linux and Unix CPanel server

To turn off the SFTP server but allow SSH login on a Linux or Unix server with cPanel, you can use the following steps:

1. Log in to the cPanel server: Use an SSH client such as ssh to log in to the cPanel server as the root user.

2. Edit the /etc/ssh/sshd_config file: Open the /etc/ssh/sshd_config file in a text editor and find the following line:

Subsystem sftp /usr/libexec/openssh/sftp-server

3. Comment out the line: Add a # character at the beginning of the line to comment it out. The line should now look like this:

# Subsystem sftp /usr/libexec/openssh/sftp-server

This will disable the SFTP server but allow SSH login.

4. Save the file and restart the SSH service: Save the changes to the /etc/ssh/sshd_config file and exit the text editor. Then, restart the SSH service by running the following command:

systemctl restart ssh

This will apply the changes and restart the SSH service.

Keep in mind that you will need to have root privileges (or be a member of the sudo group) in order to edit the /etc/ssh/sshd_config file and restart the SSH service.

After making these changes, the SFTP server will be disabled but SSH login will still be allowed.