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Can't login with SSH after generating id_rsa.pub and adding this to "SSH Keys" tab

Posted on December 9, 2014

Hi! I need help with SSH. I create SSH key with email: mfear13@gmail.com password: [redacted]

add my id_rsa.pub in “SSH Keys” tab, than try:

ssh root@104.131.113.246

password: [redacted]

and have output:

Permission denied, please try again.

Thanks a lot!



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same problem here. the “howto” info is not clear

seriously? providing your root passwords in public? good luck!

btw, if you applied ssh key authentication before uploading ssh key to the server and/or disabled root access, you can repair it from DO dashboard - KVM like console is available on your droplet.

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