The PermitRootLogin no option of /etc/ssh/sshd_config will block all the users with UID 0. Below is an option to overcome this.
# vi /etc/ssh/sshd_config
###PermitRootLogin no
AllowUsers newuser guest psychotux hari
DenyUsers root
# /etc/init.d/sshd restart
Here users listed along with AllowUsers can be normal user or root equivalent.
# vi /etc/ssh/sshd_config
###PermitRootLogin no
AllowUsers newuser guest psychotux hari
DenyUsers root
# /etc/init.d/sshd restart
Here users listed along with AllowUsers can be normal user or root equivalent.
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