Question
How do I login with ssh keys on mac?
- Posted on November 11, 2015
- LoggingApplications
Asked by JustinManager
I currently don’t have access to my PC… I have Auth keys setup on my server but don’t know how to access it through mac because I don’t think terminal allow ssh keys and any programs to login to sftp for mac with ssh keys?
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@JustinManager - You should be able to run
ssh -i [key] root@[serverip]just as you would if you were using PuTTy or an alternative. Of course, you will need your key as once you set an SSH key up for a droplet, you’re not able to recover the root password from DO’s control panel.bump?