AWS ec2-user asking password instead of certificate. changed /etc/ssh/sshd_config

if you changed by mistake the setting of the file /etc/ssh/sshd_config

#PasswordAuthentication yes

#PermitEmptyPasswords no

PasswordAuthentication no

to

PasswordAuthentication yes

#PermitEmptyPasswords no

#PasswordAuthentication no

Now you cant login to ec2-user with the certificate.

it ask you to enter the password but you dont have the password

Solution:

login to server using -i

ssh -i ForgeRock.pem ec2-user@my.ip

It will let you login using the .pem file and it will not ask you for the password.

Now you can change the file /etc/ssh/sshd_config and restart the service

systemctl restart sshd