Regaining Access to droplet thorugh SSH, after original ~/.ssh directory is gone

Posted on February 2, 2021
Let's Encrypt
Asked by sobeit2020

Hey, i can access to my droplet through DO console, in DO/Settings/Security/SSH, there is ssh key with fingerprint, but my original id_rsa files are lost.

Is there a way, that i can get to droplet from my terminal again?

so far i get

code
$ sudo ssh root@167.xx.xxx.xxx
The authenticity of host '167.xx.xxx.xxx (167.xx.xxx.xxx)' can't be established.

ECDSA key fingerprint is SHA256:zxczxczxczxczxczxczxcx
Are you sure you want to continue connecting (yes/no)? yes
Warning: Permanently added '167.xx.xxx.xxx' (ECDSA) to the list of known hosts.
root@167.xx.xxx.xxx: Permission denied (publickey).

Thank You

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alexdo • February 3, 2021

Hello, @sobeit2020

You can create a new pair of ssh-keys and then upload them to the droplet.

You can check these two articles:

Hope that this helps! Regards, Alex

Bobby Iliev • February 3, 2021

Hi there @sobeit2020,

Yes, you can regain access to your Droplet by following the steps from this page here:

https://www.digitalocean.com/docs/droplets/resources/lost-ssh-key/

Let me know how it goes. Regards, Bobby

sobeit2020 • February 4, 2021

Works, thanks for great support