Today, I have created a new Ubuntu 22.04 Desktop virtual machine. After installation, I found that the SSH server is not enabled by default. So I have installed the OpenSSH server and enabled the SSH connections. This tutorial explains you to how to install and enable SSH on an Ubuntu 22.04 Linux system.
Installing OpenSSH on Ubuntu
You must have physical system access to complete OpenSSH server installation. Login to the Ubuntu system and open a terminal. You have successfully installed the OpenSSH server on Ubuntu 22.04 system.
Connect to SSH Server
Now, you can access Windows users can use third-party applications lie Linux users can use the “ssh” command-line utility to connect to a remote server using SSH.
Disable SSH Server
The systems with physical access are less required SSH access. In that case, you can either block ssh access using the firewall or disable the SSH service on your system.
To block SSH access via UFW firewall, type:sudo ufw deny 22/tcp You can also completely disable the SSH service (OpenSSH) to prevent remote access.sudo systemctl stop –now ssh sudo systemctl disable –now ssh The above commands will stop SSH service immediately and disable the autostart of service on system bootup.
Conclusion
This tutorial helps you to install and enable the OpenSSH server on Ubuntu 22.04 Linux system. After installing you can also change the SSH port to secure system.
title: “How To Enable Ssh Server On Ubuntu 22 04 Tecadmin” ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-12” author: “Cesar Ly”
Today, I have created a new Ubuntu 22.04 Desktop virtual machine. After installation, I found that the SSH server is not enabled by default. So I have installed the OpenSSH server and enabled the SSH connections. This tutorial explains you to how to install and enable SSH on an Ubuntu 22.04 Linux system.
Installing OpenSSH on Ubuntu
You must have physical system access to complete OpenSSH server installation. Login to the Ubuntu system and open a terminal. You have successfully installed the OpenSSH server on Ubuntu 22.04 system.
Connect to SSH Server
Now, you can access Windows users can use third-party applications lie Linux users can use the “ssh” command-line utility to connect to a remote server using SSH.
Disable SSH Server
The systems with physical access are less required SSH access. In that case, you can either block ssh access using the firewall or disable the SSH service on your system.
To block SSH access via UFW firewall, type:sudo ufw deny 22/tcp You can also completely disable the SSH service (OpenSSH) to prevent remote access.sudo systemctl stop –now ssh sudo systemctl disable –now ssh The above commands will stop SSH service immediately and disable the autostart of service on system bootup.
Conclusion
This tutorial helps you to install and enable the OpenSSH server on Ubuntu 22.04 Linux system. After installing you can also change the SSH port to secure system.
