can't ssh into remote host with root, password incorrect
Do you have ssh as root disabled? Check your sshd configuration (possibly /etc/ssh/sshd_config
) and look for the line PermitRootLogin no
. Change the no
to yes
and restart sshd (most likely either service ssh restart
or service sshd restart
).
Some distributions (e.g., Ubuntu) default to without-password
for PermitRootLogin
such that root login is allowed via public key authentication, but not with a password.
For first time if you are access SSH remote server in new system, just update it. Open the ssh configuration file,
# vim /etc/ssh/sshd_config
PermitRootLogin without-password
change to
PermitRootLogin yes
Restart your ssh service.
restart ssh server.