Password based Root login over ssh fails with 'Permission denied, please try again'

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • Password based Root login fails over SSH
  • Root login fails with error Permission denied, please try again

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
  • OpenSSH

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