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I cannot SSH to my new droplet

Posted October 16, 2019 457 views
Initial Server Setup

I just created a new droplet with a public key, but when I tried to ssh to the server, I get public key permission error.
The server I am trying to get into is: 138.68.8.16

Thank you in advance!

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alexdo October 16, 2019

Hello, @voltrue2

I would recommend you to check this two articles as they should help you to sort this out:

https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-set-up-ssh-keys–2
https://www.digitalocean.com/docs/droplets/how-to/add-ssh-keys/

Let me know if you have any questions.

How To Set Up SSH Keys
by Etel Sverdlov
SSH keys provide a more secure way of logging into a virtual private server with SSH than using a password alone. With SSH keys, users can log into a server without a password. This tutorial explains how to generate, use, and upload an SSH Key Pair.
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KFSys October 16, 2019

Hi @voltrue2,

It’s possible the key is not correct anymore or something is missing.

I’ll recommend you to take the key from the following file 

cat ~/.ssh/id_pub.rsa

And put the contents on your droplet in the following place manually

vi ~/.ssh/authorized_keys

Once you have, you should be able to login without a problem.

Regards,
KDSys

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