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rukya
rukya

Reputation: 688

Is it possible to set up SSH to Google Cloud Platform VM just with user and password (no private/public keys)?

I have to set up ssh connection to VM on Google Cloud Platform that won't requiere any keys, just username and password. Is that possible?

Upvotes: 3

Views: 1884

Answers (1)

Heber Mendoza
Heber Mendoza

Reputation: 156

To enable SSH password authentication on Compute Engine instances, you must edit the sshd_config file, to do that first go to your instance by clicking on the “SSH” button next to the instance name on Cloud Console.

Then a terminal appears and you should be able to edit the config file using: sudo nano /etc/ssh/sshd_config

Then, change the line: PasswordAuthentication no to PasswordAuthentication yes

Also, if you need to have directly root ssh access with username/password authentication, also change the line: PermitRootLogin no to PermitRootLogin yes

After making that changes, restart the SSH service by running the following command:

1.- If your OS is Ubuntu/Debian: sudo service ssh restart

2.- If your OS is CentOS/RedHat: sudo service sshd restart

Now you should be able to login with username/password authentication.

Upvotes: 5

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