SSH Troubleshooting

Activate SSH login for user "root"

Edit the SSH configuration file:

sudo nano /etc/ssh/sshd_config

Change or add the following line:

/etc/ssh/sshd_config

# Change or add the following line:
PermitRootLogin yes

Restart the SSH service:

sudo systemctl restart sshd

# or for some distributions
sudo systemctl restart ssh

Check if SSH login for user "root" is activated:

sudo sshd -t