ssh to intel edison

The factory software image for Edison has SSH access enabled only via the USB Gadget network interface (192.168.2.15).   Configuring the board with 'configure_edison --setup' prompts for a root password, configures Wi-Fi, and removes the SSH restriction.

To manually remove the SSH restriction, edit the file '/lib/systemd/system/sshd.socket' and prepend a '#' character to the line containing 'BindToDevice=usb0' so that it looks like '# BindToDevice=usb0'.  The '#' converts the line into a comment and will enable SSH access on all interfaces.

I strongly recommend that you set a root password before enabling SSH access to your Edison from a shared network

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https://communities.intel.com/thread/55527