Can't connect with ssh from OSX or Ubuntu 14.04

Question

I have a new 1GB droplet on Ubuntu 14.04 x64 that I am trying to connect to with ssh. So far I have been unsuccessful.

I was trying to connect earlier today from the terminal in OSX but I wasn’t able to get passed an error. I don’t have access to that computer at the moment but ssh -v root@[my server ip] ended with something like:

debug1: Local version string SSH-2.0-OpenSSH_6.2
ssh_exchange_identification: read: Connection reset by server

After I got home I tried connecting with the terminal on my home computer running Ubuntu 14.04 but still had no luck. It always results in Connection closed by [my server ip].

The more detailed response from ssh -vvvv root@[my server ip] results in:

OpenSSH_6.6.1, OpenSSL 1.0.1f 6 Jan 2014
debug1: Reading configuration data /etc/ssh/ssh_config
debug1: /etc/ssh/ssh_config line 19: Applying options for *
debug2: ssh_connect: needpriv 0
debug1: Connecting to [my server ip] [my server ip] port 22.
debug1: Connection established.
debug3: Incorrect RSA1 identifier
debug3: Could not load "/home/twalters/.ssh/id_rsa" as a RSA1 public key
debug1: identity file /home/twalters/.ssh/id_rsa type 1
debug1: identity file /home/twalters/.ssh/id_rsa-cert type -1
debug1: identity file /home/twalters/.ssh/id_dsa type -1
debug1: identity file /home/twalters/.ssh/id_dsa-cert type -1
debug1: identity file /home/twalters/.ssh/id_ecdsa type -1
debug1: identity file /home/twalters/.ssh/id_ecdsa-cert type -1
debug1: identity file /home/twalters/.ssh/id_ed25519 type -1
debug1: identity file /home/twalters/.ssh/id_ed25519-cert type -1
debug1: Enabling compatibility mode for protocol 2.0
debug1: Local version string SSH-2.0-OpenSSH_6.6.1p1 Ubuntu-2ubuntu2
debug1: Remote protocol version 2.0, remote software version OpenSSH_6.6.1p1 Ubuntu-2ubuntu2
debug1: match: OpenSSH_6.6.1p1 Ubuntu-2ubuntu2 pat OpenSSH_6.6.1* compat 0x04000000
debug2: fd 3 setting O_NONBLOCK
debug3: load_hostkeys: loading entries for host "[my server ip]" from file "/home/twalters/.ssh/known_hosts"
debug3: load_hostkeys: loaded 0 keys
debug1: SSH2_MSG_KEXINIT sent
Connection closed by [my server ip]

I confirmed that id_rsa.pub on my home system matches ~/.ssh/authorized_keys.

tyler293235 · Answer

Well, I am not sure exactly what I did that worked but I erased my ssh key and generated a new one. Then I destroyed my droplet and added a new one with my new ssh key. Now everything works. I had already tried destroying the droplet and starting over without success so the problem must have been with the ssh key on my computer I guess.

williamle8300 · Answer

Got in the same situation. Here’s what I did. Delete your droplet Delete your saved ssh key (both on DigitalOcean[1] and on your own computer[2]), and start over using their guide: https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-use-ssh-keys-with-digitalocean-droplets Create a droplet––but remember! Check the box to use your new ssh key before you create the droplet! That’s it. Go to your own terminal and try to login using:$ ssh root@<your.ip.here> Everything should be gravy. [1] Delete your ssh key here: https://cloud.digitalocean.com/settings/security [2] Own your personal computer, delete your files in ~/.ssh. You don’t have to delete the .ssh folder itself.

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