By skeddtemp
I created a new droplet, assigned the same key I always use, put the new IP in my SSH software and used the same key I always use, and it says “Server refused our key”.
I tried that multiple times, creating both blank droplets, and creating them from apps in the marketplace.
If I do the same thing but create the server from a snapshot of one I know works, choose the same key when setting up, and put that IP in, it works just fine.
What am I doing wrong?
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Hello, @skeddtemp
If you ever face the issue again you can quickly use the console in your DigitalOcean account and access your droplet and check if the ssh-key is present on your droplet.
You can make sure that the key is added in:
~/.ssh/authorized_keys
If the key is not there you can try adding it via the console or temporary enable the PasswordAuthentication and ssh to the droplet via password and copy the key using this command:
cat ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub | \
ssh username@IPaddress "mkdir -p ~/.ssh && cat >> ~/.ssh/authorized_keys"
Note: Please change IPaddress with the actual IP address of your droplet.
Hope that this helps! Regards, Alex
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