I created a LAMP droplet on ubuntu.
I set it up so I can login on root using SSH, there is no problem there. However I’ve tried multiple tutorials to add a new SSH user and nothing works. I just want a simple way to add an SSH user by using the same SSH key the root user uses. Is there not a tutorial for that?
I’ve created a user (ftphtml), I want ALL the steps to allow that user to login using SSH, could anyone give me the instructions?
I’ve tried this so far:
cp /root/.ssh/authorized_keys /home/ftphtml/.ssh/authorized_keys nano /etc/ssh/sshd_config Added: AllowUsers ftphtml root Uncommented: AuthorizedKeysFile %h/.ssh/authorized_keys service ssh restart
But when I try to login to ftphtml it gives the following error:
Server refused our key
These answers are provided by our Community. If you find them useful, show some love by clicking the heart. If you run into issues leave a comment, or add your own answer to help others.
I’ve fixed the issue by adding the following lines:
chmod 755 /home/ftphtml/.ssh/ chmod 644 /home/ftphtml/.ssh/authorized_keys
But WHY is ALL that necessary just to login using a new SSH user? Shouldn’t DO droplets’ default settings make it easier for us? This is the full list of instructions allow an existing user to SSH:
cp /root/.ssh/authorizedkeys /home/ftphtml/.ssh/authorizedkeys nano /etc/ssh/sshdconfig Added: AllowUsers ftphtml root Uncommented: AuthorizedKeysFile %h/.ssh/authorizedkeys chmod 755 /home/ftphtml/.ssh/ chmod 644 /home/ftphtml/.ssh/authorized_keys service ssh restart
I’ve fixed the issue by adding the following lines:
chmod 755 /home/ftphtml/.ssh/ chmod 644 /home/ftphtml/.ssh/authorized_keys
But WHY is ALL that necessary just to login using a new SSH user? Shouldn’t DO droplets’ default settings make it easier for us? This is the full list of instructions allow an existing user to SSH:
cp /root/.ssh/authorizedkeys /home/ftphtml/.ssh/authorizedkeys nano /etc/ssh/sshdconfig Added: AllowUsers ftphtml root Uncommented: AuthorizedKeysFile %h/.ssh/authorizedkeys chmod 755 /home/ftphtml/.ssh/ chmod 644 /home/ftphtml/.ssh/authorized_keys service ssh restart
This is using SSH, you can’t just add a user and login via SSH. If it asked you your password it’s not SSH.
I don’t know what you did but all I had to do was literally use the “adduser” command