Please keep in mind that the following instructions focus on simplicity, not on security. The file /etc/ssh/sshd_config is used to configure the SSH service. To be able to login with a password as user root change the following lines in the Authentication section PermitRootLogin prohibit-password to PermitRootLogin yes and #PasswordAuthentication yes to PasswordAuthentication yes After altering the SSH configuration, the SSH service must be restarted to apply the new configuration: systemctl restart sshd.socket To setup a password for a user, execute the command ''passwd '', e.g. ''passwd root'' for the default user root, and set your password. Afterwards execute the ''login'' command to login the user with the new password. \\