Re: ssh into my computer
 

ok so i got it to work but I cant seem to remember my password for connecting. I tried my actual sudo password and that wont work. any suggestions

Re: ssh into my computer
 

Not familiar with Ubuntu. FWIW many distros split the ssh server and ssh client packages - so make sure you actually have the ssh SERVER up and running.

Re: ssh into my computer
 

you were right. I installed OpenSSH server and now I got it working except I dont know my password. my root password does not work.

Re: ssh into my computer
 

Your documentation is wrong then!

Re: ssh into my computer
 

Ubuntu doesn't have a root password (unless maybe you set one yourself). The password you use is whatever you use to login to Ubuntu - if it's set to autologin then it's the password you use when you "sudo somethingoranother" (both refer to the same password). Also make sure you're specifying your username correctly:

where myusername is your username on Ubuntu of course.

Re: ssh into my computer
 

o that makes sense. and I mistakingly read the documentation, only the client is pre-installed not the server. Thanks for the tip kureyon