Originally Posted by uber

Did you update SSH? The new one disables root logins. Edit /etc/ssh/sshd_config and change "PermitRootLogin no" to "PermitRootLogin yes".

Originally Posted by shmerl

Better also don't do that. Disabling root ssh access is a good feature. Just enable ssh access for the "user" user, and then escalate your privileges with devel-su.

In terminal:

Code:

devel-su
passwd user

Set your password for "user". Then for remote ssh access:

Code:

ssh user@<your_ip>
devel-su

And that's it. Also probably worth while to change root's password as well.