Have you tried to log into a cloud instance of Ubuntu server recently as root using a ssh key? Hmm.. so you see,<\/p>\n
Please login as “ubuntu” user rather than root.<\/p>\n
Try this:<\/p>\n
reboot the server or restart sshd services.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Have you tried to log into a cloud instance of Ubuntu server recently as root using a ssh key? Hmm.. so you see, Please login as “ubuntu” user rather than root. 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