Question
Can I regrain access to my server without resetting current keys and settings?
- Posted February 12, 2019
- NginxUbuntu 18.04
Hi I have a SSH key login to my droplet on my laptop(Ubuntu 18.04), which unexpectedly went to repair yesterday. I am hoping it will be fixed next week and my question is: can I access my droplet through something else meanwhile? I can log into the web console easily on my other laptop(windows 10), but I would like to use FileZilla or something else to access it. Is it possible to log into my droplet without changing my existing key, or can I add multiple ones? Maybe copying it from digital ocean somehow or console? I’m scared I will mess with the current configuration and I would want to avoid that. Any help greatly appreciated.
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You should be able to create another key and assign to your droplet. Check in DigitalOcean control panel. FileZilla is for FTP, did you install FTP sever on your droplet?
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