Why Am I Seeing the Error Message "Access denied" When I Remotely Log In to a Linux ECS?¶
Symptom¶
When you attempt to remotely log in to a Linux ECS, the system displays the error message "Access denied".
Possible Causes¶
Incorrect username or password.
A policy that denies logins from user root is enabled on the SSH server.
Solution¶
If the username or password is incorrect,
Check the username and password.
If a policy that denies logins from user root is enabled on the SSH server,
Edit the /etc/ssh/sshd_config file and check the following settings to ensure that the SSH logins from user root are allowed:
PermitRootLogin yes
Restart SSH.
CentOS 6
service sshd restart
CentOS 7
systemctl restart sshd