Enable root ssh access on Amazon AWS server

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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