Question: How to enable SSH Server in Manjaro Linux?

SSH Service can be enabled and launched on Manjaro in few simple steps using systemd commands (release: 16.06 – as of writing this post)

Steps:

1. Install OpenSSH (if needed)

[tuxfixer@manjaro ~]$ sudo pacman -S openssh 

Note: On fresh Manjaro installation OpenSSH service should be installed by default (OS release: 16.06 – as of writing this post).

2. Verify SSH Service status

[tuxfixer@manjaro ~]$ sudo systemctl status sshd.service

Note: OpenSSH service should be disabled by default.

3. Edit SSH Daemon config file (if needed)

[tuxfixer@manjaro ~]$ sudo nano /etc/ssh/sshd_config

4. Enable and launch SSH Service

[tuxfixer@manjaro ~]$ sudo systemctl enable sshd.service

[tuxfixer@manjaro ~]$ sudo systemctl start sshd.service

5. Test SSH connectivity

Try to connect to your Manjaro SSH Server from Client machine:

[tuxfixer@client ~]$ ssh tuxfixer@192.168.2.59
The authenticity of host '192.168.2.59 (192.168.2.59)' can't be established.
ECDSA key fingerprint is SHA256:W5Gem3BN7Dyhxm0qUMIQBV6ZI9HnJSYEVEKJtZ7clyg.
ECDSA key fingerprint is MD5:24:ef:a5:07:af:29:0a:e2:20:14:f5:a5:f4:c2:05:38.
Are you sure you want to continue connecting (yes/no)? yes
Warning: Permanently added '192.168.2.59' (ECDSA) to the list of known hosts.
tuxfixer@192.168.2.59's password: 
[tuxfixer@manjaro ~]$