SSH requires both the ssh user command to log in to other systems, and the sshd daemon for getting into your system from outside. = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = From http://linuxg.net/how-to-enable-ssh-on-ubuntu-13-04/ Dated 2013-4-28 In this article I will show you how to install and enable ssh on Ubuntu 13.04 Raring Ringtail. You have to use sudo for all of this. On Ubuntu, when you install the openssh-server package, sshd gets enabled by default: $ apt-get install openssh-server To restart the ssh service, use: $ /etc/init.d/ssh restart If you want to change the default settings, such as the default port, edit the /etc/ssh/sshd_config file: $ edit /etc/ssh/sshd_config = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =