I followed the instructed provided by…
https://www.digitalocean.com/community/articles/how-to-use-ssh-keys-with-digitalocean-droplets
…but I am still promoted for my password when I try to login.
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And what is they’re not all there?
In my server’s authorized_keys file I see a line that says “ssh-rsa” followed by a string of code. That’s it.
That string is your pubkey. It should match the idrsa.pub key that is on your home computer.
When those two keys match, ssh lets you in without a password.
So, do those two keys match?
Thanks. The keys did not match, so I copied the key on my computer to the authorized_keys file on my server.
Yes it did. Thank you. although, I’m curious what went wrong.
There is so many tiny things that it could have been. Who knows!? The important thing is you are learning the basics of how it works.
Basically:
Create the keys on your home computer
Copy those keys to the authorized_keys file
Once you do that manually and see how easy it is, next time you can trouble-shoot the problem in a few minutes time!
if you can sftp into your server, you could check the folder ~/.ssh/ and see if there is a file named authorized_keys
that file should have your pub key(s) you created on your home computer.
If they are all there, then you might want to check permissions on the ~./ssh folder on both your server and your home computer. Sometimes ssh wants the .ssh files locked down on your home computer..at least to 660 if not 600
And what if they’re not all there?
In my server’s authorized_keys file I see a line that says “ssh-rsa” followed by a string of code. That’s it.