How To Grant SSH Access To A User Account
NOTE: Provided only if you're an administrator, you can grant a user with SSH access.
Login into DirectAdmin using an administrator account.
Find the user you would like to make changes to inside your Direct Admin account.
![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/0e35a1b5-ce97-4d12-a27e-1bbafd0ae641/d47b491f-1909-48d2-adb4-36dc2200ad0c.png)
Click on Modify User.
![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/0e35a1b5-ce97-4d12-a27e-1bbafd0ae641/8644ec56-25ae-4804-ac7a-ae67fc63d59c.png)
Tick "SSH Access" for the particular user.
![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/0e35a1b5-ce97-4d12-a27e-1bbafd0ae641/38a6e78d-f6aa-4d54-9485-ee2d240a3137.png)
Click the Save button.
The said account is now able to access the web server via SSH access.
NOTE: You can also grant SSH access and privileges to an account via your web server’s SSH terminal by using the following command:
useradd [username]
passwd [username]
Login into DirectAdmin using an administrator account.
Find the user you would like to make changes to inside your Direct Admin account.
![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/0e35a1b5-ce97-4d12-a27e-1bbafd0ae641/d47b491f-1909-48d2-adb4-36dc2200ad0c.png)
Click on Modify User.
![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/0e35a1b5-ce97-4d12-a27e-1bbafd0ae641/8644ec56-25ae-4804-ac7a-ae67fc63d59c.png)
Tick "SSH Access" for the particular user.
![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/0e35a1b5-ce97-4d12-a27e-1bbafd0ae641/38a6e78d-f6aa-4d54-9485-ee2d240a3137.png)
Click the Save button.
The said account is now able to access the web server via SSH access.
NOTE: You can also grant SSH access and privileges to an account via your web server’s SSH terminal by using the following command:
useradd [username]
passwd [username]
Updated on: 08/11/2018
Thank you!