OCI - Unable to SSH into Instance with Error "connect to host x.x.x.x port 22: Connection refused" (Doc ID 2641964.1)

Last updated on DECEMBER 04, 2023

Applies to:

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure - Version N/A and later
Linux x86-64

Unable to login to OCI instance. Attempts fail with error,

ssh: connect to host x.x.x.xport 22: Connection refused

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