Enable SSH in Linux: Step-by-Step Guide

1 year ago
Noah Thompson
1 minute

To enable SSH service in a Linux system, you can follow these steps:

  1. Install the OpenSSH server package by running the following command in the terminal.
sudo apt-get install openssh-server
  1. To start the SSH service: After installing the OpenSSH server software package, the SSH service will automatically start. If it does not start automatically, you can manually start the SSH service using the following command:
sudo service ssh start
  1. To verify if the SSH service is running, you can use the following command:
sudo service ssh status
  1. The configuration file for the SSH server can be found in /etc/ssh/sshd_config.
  2. Firewall configuration: Ensure that if the system has enabled a firewall, the SSH service port is allowed through the firewall.
  3. To connect using SSH: You can now connect to your Linux server using an SSH client. Use the following command in the terminal to connect to the server:
ssh user@hostname

The user is your username, and the hostname is your server address or IP address.

By following the steps above, you can enable SSH service on a Linux system and connect to a server using an SSH client.

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