sshd[3167]: pam_succeed_if(sshd:auth): requirement "uid >= 1000" not met by user "root"
How to solve the error sshd[3167]: pam_succeed_if(sshd:auth): requirement "uid >= 1000" not met by user "root" ?
Overview: This article explains, how to resolve the error "sshd[3167]: pam_succeed_if(sshd:auth): requirement "uid >= 1000" not met by user "root" that appears in the log when root login to a remote server via SSH fails.
Step 1: Check for the logs on the remote server using tail -f /var/log/secure or tail -f /var/log/auth.log
[root@remote_server ~]# tail -f /var/log/secure
Apr 27 13:41:29 otp sshd[3384]: pam_unix(sshd:session): session closed for user root
Apr 27 13:41:32 otp sshd[3403]: pam_unix(sshd:auth): authentication failure; logname= uid=0 euid=0 tty=ssh ruser= rhost=192.168.29.43 user=root
Apr 27 13:41:32 otp sshd[3403]: pam_succeed_if(sshd:auth): requirement "uid >= 1000" not met by user "root"
Apr 27 13:41:34 otp sshd[3401]: error: PAM: Authentication failure for root from 192.168.29.43
Apr 27 13:41:34 otp sshd[3401]: Received disconnect from 192.168.29.43 port 50064:11: Auth failed [preauth]
Apr 27 13:41:34 otp sshd[3401]: Disconnected from 192.168.29.43 port 50064 [preauth]
Step 2: To resolve the issue, make sure that "PermitRootLogin" is set to "yes" in the SSHD configuration file of the remote server. After making this change, restart the sshd service.
[root@remote_server ~]# vi /etc/ssh/sshd_config
PermitRootLogin yes
[root@remote_server ~]# service sshd restart
Step 3: To enable root login for localhost and for a specific IP address, use the following configuration in /etc/ssh/sshd_config:
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