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Initial Server Setup with Ubuntu 20.04
- Posted April 18, 2021
- UbuntuGetting StartedInitial Server SetupUbuntu 20.04DigitalOcean Droplets
I followed your guidance but when i give "ssh $USER@DropletIP " i got message as "$USER@DropletIP Permission Denied (Publick key) what is the wrong. let me know step by step instruction to correct the issue. i am new
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Hi there,
It sounds like that the file permissions for your SSH key might be too open. You would need to use the following commands to make them more secure:
I could also suggest following the steps from this video here for a better understanding of the whole process:
Regards, Bobby
Hello, @jkamalgoda
What you can do is to add the
-vvvargument to the sshcommandin order to get more verbose output. This will also give some additional information about the issue and we can then troubleshoot the issue.An example command will be:
Feel free to share the output of the command here.
Also as per Bobby’s comment make sure to check the ssh-key file’s permissions.
Regards, Alex