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PAM configuration to limit who can use SSH Server based on a list of users

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The idea is very simple you want to limit who can use sshd based on a list of users. The text file contains a list of users that may not log in (or allowed to log in) using the SSH server. This is use for improving security.

Another option is to limit users using sshd's AllowUser or DenyUser directives.

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