Question
Droplet SSH Access denied - tried all since two hours
- Posted on November 6, 2022
- DigitalOcean Droplets
Asked by quinnhunt1981
Hi,
i am desperate. I can’t access my droplet either with SSH keys or without. It works from the Droplet Console but it never worked with Putty. I followed many tutorials.
From what i have read this should work:
- Reset root password
- Connect with Putty to the Droplets IP address
- Use root as user and the new emailed password
But still Access denied. What can i do wrong here? PermitRootLogin is set to yes
Anybody a solution? I need to backup some files urgently.
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Hello there,
You can also check this tutorial where you can find steps on how to enable the password authentication on your droplet
https://www.digitalocean.com/community/questions/how-to-enable-password-authentication-on-server-digital-ocean
Regards
Since you can access your droplet via the Droplet Console. I assume you haven’t installed OpenSSH.
What output you get when running the following?
Hi @quinnhunt1981,
You get Access Denied as by default SSH Access with Password is denied. You need to enable PasswordAuthenitcation in your /etc/ssh/sshd_config and then restart the sshd service:
Now, in order to enter your Droplet, you’ll need to use the Recovery Console:
https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/droplets/how-to/recovery/recovery-console/