diff --git a/scripts/enable_ssh_root.sh b/scripts/enable_ssh_root.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2a021bcc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/enable_ssh_root.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+sudo sed -i 's/#PermitRootLogin yes/PermitRootLogin yes/' /etc/ssh/sshd_config
+sudo systemctl restart sshd
+sudo passwd root