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...presumably it doesn't allow root logins via SSH

Same for me with non-root user

iMac:~ bonf$ ssh whoami.filippo.io Connection to whoami.filippo.io closed.

Oh, duh, username!

Why on earth are you logged in as root? man sudo

Virtual machine :P

sometimes you just sudo -s

I prefer su -

You need a root password for that one.