Logging into an AWS EC2 server with a password

2016 · 04 · 08 1 min read Paper

AWS ec2 servers block ssh access with a password by default. Let’s edit the file below to allow it.

Done on centos 6.5

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# 루트계정에 패스워드 지정
passwd root

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sudo vi /etc/ssh/sshd_config

# 아래 두개 옵션을 yes로 하고 저장후 닫기 
PermitRootLogin yes
PasswordAuthentication yes

# sshd 재시작 
service sshd restart