Kind of hard when VPS hosters configure their systems with root access. I'm not really sure I want to start mucking with the way they have it configured too muc

Kind of hard when VPS hosters configure their systems with root access. I'm not really sure I want to start mucking with the way they have it configured too much. When I self-hosted VMs I did configure them with root disabled. I'm experienced enough to the point where if I was going to do something stupid - typing in sudo won't stop me from doing it (I'm not saying I'm an expert - I'm saying that sudo has become muscle memory so it doesn't register in my mind). The added benefit to the message is a notification in the event that the system is compromised.