Ubuntu 24.04 LTS: SSH Password Authentication Not Working Despite Configuration Changes [duplicate]

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I have the following settings on my Ubuntu server:

sudo nano /etc/ssh/sshd_config
PasswordAuthentication yes
KbdInteractiveAuthentication yes

then sudo systemctl restart ssh.service

However, when a client runs ssh user@server_ip, the server still demands an SSH key and does not ask for a password.

How can I diagnose this issue?

Is there a way to check the actual settings in effect on the server after the restart?

Is there a way to find out why the user cannot use a password?

asked Jun 15 at 23:53

Allan Xu

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Do your sshd logs actually show the client as trying to connect to you? That is, are they talking to the right server?
– grawity_u1686
Commented Jun 16 at 0:15
Post the verbose client logs, server logs, and sshd_config file at the time the client was attempting to connect. We only need about 2 minutes of logs.
– Ramhound
Commented Jun 16 at 0:54
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Found the answer here: superuser.com/questions/1783398/…
– Allan Xu
Commented Jun 16 at 1:11
Though a duplicate, thanks for finding the answer.
– DrMoishe Pippik
Commented Jun 16 at 2:03

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