Difference between revisions of "Enable root ssh access on Amazon AWS server"

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Remove first line from /root/.ssh/authorized_keys
Remove first line from /root/.ssh/authorized_keys
 
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After setting up the system, this one can be changed back:
After setting up the system, this one can be changed back:


  PasswordAuthentication no
  PasswordAuthentication no
Reload service:
service sshd reload

Latest revision as of 11:46, 20 September 2021

passwd root

and set the password for root user.

Edit /etc/ssh/sshd_config and set/uncomment:

PermitRootLogin yes
PasswordAuthentication yes

Reload service:

service sshd reload

Remove first line from /root/.ssh/authorized_keys

After setting up the system, this one can be changed back:

PasswordAuthentication no

Reload service:

service sshd reload