Unable to do root login even after entering correct root password in solaris 11

Unable to ssh root user even after entering correct root password in solaris 11

After doing OS installation on physical server or ldom/zones, we try to login using root user but sometimes it fails even though we use correct root password. And if we try to login via console using same password then we will be able to login.

This means there is nothing to do with password, something need to be changed in sshd configuration file. Here is the solution:

1.       Note down PermitRootLogin value in /etc/ssh/sshd_config file

1.       Take backup of /etc/ssh/sshd_config file.

#cp -rp /etc/ssh/sshd_config /etc/ssh/sshd_config_15mar2024

 

2.       Edit sshd_config file using vi editor and change PermitRootLogin and PasswordAuthentication value to yes

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Restart ssh service

Thanks,

Kiren Jadhav