How to Enable SSH Password Login on Ubuntu 26.04

To enable SSH password login on Ubuntu 26.04, add a 00- drop-in so it is read before cloud-init snippets.

Step 1 : A 00- drop-in is read before cloud-init SSH snippets.

printf 'PasswordAuthentication yes\n' | sudo tee /etc/ssh/sshd_config.d/00-password.conf

Step 2 : Restart SSH.

sudo systemctl restart ssh

Step 3 : Test. Change the user and IP.

ssh username@192.168.1.50

You have enabled SSH password login on Ubuntu 26.04.