How do I give ssh permission to user in Linux?

Allow SSH access to a user or group

Meaning – add the word “AllowUsers” and hit the Tab key and then specify the username. You can also specify more than one user as shown below. This setting will allow all the members of the “root” group to ssh to the Linux server.

How do I give someone an ssh access in Ubuntu?

Add public key to allow remote SSH login for the new user

1. Switch to the new user account. $ su – newuser.
2. Create .ssh folder in home directory. $ mkdir ~/.ssh.
3. Create authorized_keys file in side the .ssh folder and add the public key. Use your favorite text editor for this. …
4. Verify SSH remote login.