First you need to add new admin user
1,adduser admin
2,passwd admin
Please keep admin password
3, vi /etc/group
Make sure admin user wheel settings
wheel:x:10:root,admin
1. Copy and paste this line to edit the file for SSH logins
vi /etc/ssh/sshd_config
2. Find the line
Protocol 2, 1
3. Uncomment it and change it to look like
Protocol 2
4. Next, find the line
PermitRootLogin yes
5. Uncomment it and make it look like PermitRootLogin no
6. Save the file Ctrl+X then Y then enter
7. Now you can restart SSH
/etc/rc.d/init.d/sshd restart
SSH into your server as 'admin' and gain root access by su