Question
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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Hello, @sobeit2020
You can create a new pair of ssh-keys and then upload them to the droplet.
You can check these two articles:
How-to Add SSH Keys to New or Existing Droplets
How to Upload an SSH Public Key to an Existing Droplet
Hope that this helps! Regards, Alex
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
Works, thanks for great support