How to Enable Login with Password on Linux

Let’s update the Password Authentication parameter in the ssh service config file:

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vim /etc/ssh/sshd_config

Wait, what? I can’t even find the sshd service?

Install it then:

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sudo apt update
sudo apt install openssh-server

In the /etc/ssh/sshd_config file, uncomment this line:

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#PasswordAuthentication yes

Done.

Oops! Don’t forget to reboot! 🙂

Or just run:

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sudo systemctl restart sshd

Happy networking!