Launch SSH server for root with password authentication (on a temporary basis)

Many of the recent Linux distro. disallows the root login with a password by default. The following command launches an SSH server on a temporary basis that allows the root login with a password.

/usr/bin/sshd -d -p 8022 -o "PermitRootLogin yes"

• -d: Run on the foreground and show some debug messages.
• -p: Port number
• -o: Options. Here we allow root login.

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A way to login from client.

ssh -p 8022 -lroot server-ip-addr