Not sure how it happened, but my droplet’s console (the browser one) is stuck in caps lock mode. How can I get it back to normal?
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×Same problem here (while setting up SSH– incredibly frustrating!)
My workaround had been to hold SHIFT for lowercase, which is fun while editing ssh_config in vim.
In case it saves someone some frustration, you can tell the console that caps lock is on with the command:
setleds -D +caps
…which will negate the confused console app. (Actual caps lock key may work, but mine is remapped to CTRL)
Oh, and yes, the problem began when I pasted my public key into the terrible console app. After failing for several minutes to configure sshd to allow password-based authentication, the ultimate solution was to put the public key in a pastebin and wget / curl it from the console.
This worked. I checked out the whole thread and am surprised more people did not settle on this, since it’s entirely within the console, and should always work.
Looks like rebooting the server helps. Try to login through the console (although having the caps lock stuck) and issue the reboot command: sudo reboot
You will be logged out. After the reboot login again.
Hope this helps!
Reboot was the solution for me. Unfortunately the terminal did not recognize the command when entered with caps, so I needed to reboot via droplet -> power -> powercycle. Thanks!
I’m having this same problem however I am on a Dell XPS 13 9350 and there is no “Alt Gr” key on the keyboard.
I was having a similar issue but it turned out the caps lock was out of sync, ie. when my windows was in caps lock, the console was not and vice versa. Not sure yet how to correct this, but it’s manageable at present lol.
I think the issue I was having with the Digital Ocean web console is related to the Logitech Mouse and Keyboard Settings app on my Windows PC. When I exit that, there is no problem. Not sure that is what you are running into but just thought I would mention it.
The best way during a new droplet creation is create a new key (if you don’t already have one) with PuTTyGen tool. Then, on the new droplet screen click Add Key, paste in the key contents. Once the droplet is done creating, login with user root but reference the key you just created or your existing key. like this: ssh -i /path/to/private/key root@203.0.113.0
Works every time!
<<Work-Around to paste ssh keys>> When using the clipboard to copy an SSH key then paste into the console terminal the shift/cap-lock will show up as it’s pasting the contents of the clipboard. To avoid this behavior, copy the key in smaller pieces (less characters at a time) and paste each to form the full key in the console terminal.
A workaround for adding your SSH key: host a Python file server, use NGrok to get public URL, fetch it from your Digital Ocean box.
Question
# For MacOS:
mkdir /tmp/serve
cp ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub /tmp/serve/ # Copy since ~/.ssh also contains id_rsa
cd /tmp/serve/
python -m SimpleHTTPServer 8000 # Leave this running
# Create new tab: Cmd + T
brew install ngrok # See https://dashboard.ngrok.com/get-started
ngrok http 8000 # Leave this running. Use HTTPS URL below
# From Digital Ocean box:
mkdir ~/.ssh
chmod 711 ~/.ssh
curl -s https://{ngrok id here}.ngrok.io/id_rsa.pub >> ~/.ssh/authorized_keys
chmod 600 ~/.ssh/authorized_keys
# Voilà!
You can now SSH into your box.
Got the issue too. VERY annoying. Ended up:
Done.
Now I can use my favorite SSH client that works.
This is happening to me also. Although it’s always been caps lock for me. Really strange.
This issue was posted four years ago with over 5k views, but no solution yet… I wonder how may devs have wasted hours and ultimately ditched DigitalOcean because of this.
this happened to me while i was copy pasting a mysql DDL script. Rebooting helped.
If your problem came after you copy paste in the console your public key the solution is the following:
And the solution to copy paste your public key is to copy paste chunks of it, i do it in chunks no bigger than 30 characters and it work, but you need to do it a couple of times to get your whole key.