kazulog@sv1:~$ echo 'PasswordAuthentication no' | sudo tee /etc/ssh/sshd_config.d/99-hardening.conf PasswordAuthentication no kazulog@sv1:~$ sudo sshd -t kazulog@sv1:~$ echo $? 0 kazulog@sv1:~$ sudo sshd -T | grep -i passwordauthentication passwordauthentication yes kazulog@sv1:~$ sudo systemctl reload ssh kazulog@sv1:~$ sudo sshd -T | grep -i passwordauthentication passwordauthentication yes