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# Access with Password Authentication

Before changing the password authentication switch the root user

```
sudo su 
```

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Navigate to the **/etc/ssh/sshd\_config**

Use the vi editor to edit the file&#x20;

```
vi /etc/ssh/sshd_config
```

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Change  PermitRootLogin prohibited\_password > PermitRootLogin yes&#x20;

PasswordAuthentication  **yes**

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{% 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&#x20;

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Restart the SSHd service

```
systemctl restart sshd
```

Now set the password for the root user:

```
sudo password root
```

set the password&#x20;

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Now log in to the server with the root user

ssh root\@Your\_server\_IP\_add

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