Allow ssh password login (Linux)

  1. Open the file /etc/ssh/sshd_config and change the line PasswordAuthentication no to PasswordAuthentication yes. Save and close the file.
  2. For the change to take effect restart the ssh service
  • Centos - systemctl restart sshd
  • Ubuntu – service ssh restart
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