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OCI: How to Configure Password Authentication in Oracle Linux 9

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Applies To:

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure

Oracle Linux 9

Goal:

This document explains steps to configure password authentication in Oracle Linux 9 instances.

Solution:

In Oracle Linux 9, changing PasswordAuthentication parameter in /etc/ssh/sshd_config is not sufficient to enable password authentication. The /etc/ssh/sshd_config.d/50-cloud-init.conf file also needs to be updated to enable password authentication.

1. Edit the configuration files to allow password authentication. Change PasswordAuthentication from no to yes.

#vim /etc/ssh/sshd_config

PasswordAuthentication yes

2. Edit the following file as well and change

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