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SSH Connection

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 allow root login with a password, modify the following lines in the Authentication section:

Change:

PermitRootLogin prohibit-password

to:

PermitRootLogin yes

And uncomment:

#PasswordAuthentication yes

to:

PasswordAuthentication yes

After altering the SSH configuration, the SSH service must be restarted to apply any changes made:

systemctl restart sshd.socket

To set a password for a user, execute passwd <username> (e.g. passwd root for the default user root) and set your password. Then, execute the login command to log in the user with the new password.