How to i recover or reset ssh key ubuntu

November 4, 2015 6.9k views
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eamedia256
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Hello, I lost my laptop on which i have set up ssh connection to my droplets. Now, I got a new machine with ubuntu 15.04 but i dont know how i can reset so as i can ssh my remote server via this new machine.
Suprisingly, I had not backed up my ssh key

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MDS November 4, 2015

First you will have to login to the server via SSH using your user password or using the console on the control panel. SSH keys are stored in ~/.ssh/authorized_keys file. Now you can remove your SSH or replace it with a new SSH key. Once you have done that, you will be able to join using the new SSH key.

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