> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.neevcloud.com/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.neevcloud.com/neevcloud-guide/troubleshoot/how-to-access-instances/access-with-password-authentication.md). # Access with Password Authentication Before changing the password authentication switch the root user ``` sudo su ```

Navigate to the **/etc/ssh/sshd\_config** Use the vi editor to edit the file ``` vi /etc/ssh/sshd_config ```

Change PermitRootLogin prohibited\_password > PermitRootLogin yes PasswordAuthentication **yes**

{% hint style="info" %} The below step applies only to Ubuntu 22.04 {% endhint %} Now again Navigate to the **/etc/ssh/sshd\_config.d/60-cloudimg-settings.conf** ``` vi /etc/ssh/sshd_config.d/60-cloudimg-settings.conf ``` Change PasswordAuthentication no > yes

Restart the SSHd service ``` systemctl restart sshd ``` Now set the password for the root user: ``` sudo password root ``` set the password

Now log in to the server with the root user ssh root\@Your\_server\_IP\_add