Hello,
I edited my /etc/ssh/sshd_config changing Port 22 to Port 1023. Restarted service and now I can’t connect.
Do I have to open port in firewall also? If so, how can I do this?
If I change back config to port 22 it works again.
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Did you install a firewall on your droplet? What’s the output of <pre>sudo iptables-save</pre>?
A default install of Ubuntu 12.04.3 x64 doesn’t enable the firewall by default. However if you enabled it, yes you will need to open the port.
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<br>A simple way to open the port is with the ufw command, as root type:
<br>ufw allow 1023/tcp
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<br>To check the status of the firewall you can either of the following commands (as root):
<br>ufw status
<br>iptables -nL
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<br>If your unable to access your VPS instance you will need to log into the portal, select the droplet and use the Console Access option.
I have this same problem, and it seems iptables -nL returns a line with: <br>… <br>ACCEPT tcp – 0.0.0.0/0 0.0.0.0/0 tcp dpt:22 <br>… <br> <br>Do I need to update the iptables configuration to allow the new ssh port? <br> <br>From my mac osx client, I am not getting connection refused - I am getting a simple time out message: <br> <br>ssh: connect to host a.b.c.d port nnnnn: Operation timed out <br> <br>Any ideas? <br> <br>This is an Ubuntu droplet with ghost blog app chosen as setup time.
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