Question
Experiencing this error - ssh: connect to host xxx.xx.xxx.xx port 22: Operation timed out
- Posted on October 8, 2021
- DigitalOcean DropletsFedora
Asked by Oli Guei
I’m not able to access my droplet via ssh with the command ssh user@xxx.xx.xxx.xx
It returns a port 22: Operation timed out error.
I used to be able to access it without any problems but haven’t access it in several weeks.
I’m using a custom fedora image if that helps.
I’ve tried to access the droplet console so I can do some resets as pointed out in some community posts but I never set up a password because I used sssh. The droplet doesn’t allow me to reset root password because: This Droplet’s root password is managed internally and cannot be changed from the control panel. Please SSH into the Droplet to manage it.
Is there any way to access the droplet console?
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The issue turned out to be related to the firewall setup. My local public IP was missing from the firewall setting.
What firewall are you using? Is port 22 allowed in the firewall rules? With UFW, something like
ufw allow 'OpenSSH'should open port 22 (which SSH runs on)I’ve tried rebooting the with Power Cycle on the droplet but still not able to access it via ssh.