Login Vagrant VM using Xshell

Connect Vagrant VM by using Xshell

1. View your vagrant ssh-config

type this commend to view your vagrant ssh-config:

vagrant ssh-config

you will get some info like this:

Host default
HostName 127.0.0.1
User vagrant
Port 2222
UserKnownHostsFile /dev/null
StrictHostKeyChecking no
PasswordAuthentication no
IdentityFile F:/Cygwin/home/jmh/ubuntu/.vagrant/machines/default/virtualbox/private_key
IdentitiesOnly yes
LogLevel FATAL

remember HostName, post.

2. Modify sshd_config file

open sshd_config using vim:

sudo vim /etc/ssh/sshd_config

Uncomment two rows:

• PermitRootLoin: change the following value to yes;
• PasswordAuthentication: change the following value to yes.

3. Restart the ssh service

input commend to restart ssh service:

systemctl restart sshd

you may encounter a password request and you forget your password, you can:

1. login in root;
2. type password
3. input your new password

4. Login using Xshell

then you can login your Vagrant VM now!

5. Useful References

• Very detailed
• How to change password