Question
I'm trying to install droplet but am stuck at SSH password
First droplet was 32-bit but install failed because there is no 32-bit Docker. Destroyed droplet and rebuilt as 64-bit. As expected, I needed to run ssh-keygen -R IP because the SSH key changed but IP didn’t.
No luck, it still demands a password! I’ve tried removing keys, regenerating keys and am stuck by my own security system. I’m not much of a hacker I guess!
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Here is my verbose ssh XXed out IP and host key
OpenSSH6.2p2, OSSLShim 0.9.8r 8 Dec 2011
debug1: Reading configuration data /etc/sshconfig
debug1: /etc/sshconfig line 20: Applying options for *
debug1: /etc/sshconfig line 53: Applying options for *
debug1: Connecting to IPX>XXX>XX [IP>XXX>XX>X] port 22.
debug1: Connection established.
debug1: identity file /Users/Halcyon/.ssh/idrsa type 1
debug1: identity file /Users/Halcyon/.ssh/idrsa-cert type -1
debug1: identity file /Users/Halcyon/.ssh/iddsa type -1
debug1: identity file /Users/Halcyon/.ssh/iddsa-cert type -1
debug1: Enabling compatibility mode for protocol 2.0
debug1: Local version string SSH-2.0-OpenSSH6.2
debug1: Remote protocol version 2.0, remote software version OpenSSH6.6.1p1 Ubuntu-2ubuntu2
debug1: match: OpenSSH6.6.1p1 Ubuntu-2ubuntu2 pat OpenSSH*
debug1: SSH2MSGKEXINIT sent
debug1: SSH2MSGKEXINIT received
debug1: kex: server->client aes128-ctr hmac-md5-etm@openssh.com none
debug1: kex: client->server aes128-ctr hmac-md5-etm@openssh.com none
debug1: SSH2MSGKEXDHGEXREQUEST(1024<1024<8192) sent
debug1: expecting SSH2_MSG_KEX_DH_GEX_GROUP
debug1: SSH2_MSG_KEX_DH_GEX_INIT sent
debug1: expecting SSH2_MSG_KEX_DH_GEX_REPLY
debug1: Server host key: RSA XXXXXXXXXX
debug1: Host ‘PX>XXX>XX’ is known and matches the RSA host key.
debug1: Found key in /Users/Halcyon/.ssh/knownhosts:1
debug1: sshrsaverify: signature correct
debug1: SSH2MSGNEWKEYS sent
debug1: expecting SSH2MSGNEWKEYS
debug1: SSH2MSGNEWKEYS received
debug1: Roaming not allowed by server
debug1: SSH2MSGSERVICEREQUEST sent
debug1: SSH2MSGSERVICEACCEPT received
debug1: Authentications that can continue: publickey,password
debug1: Next authentication method: publickey
debug1: Offering RSA public key: /Users/Halcyon/.ssh/idrsa
debug1: Authentications that can continue: publickey,password
debug1: Trying private key: /Users/Halcyon/.ssh/id_dsa
debug1: Next authentication method: password
It looks like it’s offering your key but the server is not accepting it, or the key contained in /Users/Halcyon/.ssh/id_rsa is not the correct one.