SSH into VM Instance without Private key

ssh.md

Step 1

SSH into instance using private key or shell provided by the cloud service provider.

Step 2

If you want to create a new user than run

$ sudo adduser username
$ sudo addpasswd username

Step 3

Go to etc/ssh/ and edit sshd_config file.

$ cd /etc/ssh
$ sudo vi sshd_config

Step 4

Set Following as:

PasswordAuthentication yes

If you also want root user to login with password (without private key) set:

PermitRootLogin yes

Step 5

Restart SSH service:

sudo service ssh restart

Step 6

Exit your current session and login using your new credentials.

Protip: If you cant remember your private key use NoIP to get a domain name that you can use to SSH.