Puttygen - Key acces - Problem creating the .ssh folder in Debian. OMV.

letomtom · 9. November 2017

Hello,
I try to use Puttygen for Putty to access more easily to the Linux command.
I try to create the key in the .ssh folder.
I can't create the folder, and not have acces :

root@rock64:~# mkdir .sshmkdir: [b]cannot create directory '.ssh[/b]': File existsroot@rock64:~# cd /.ssh-bash: [b]cd: /.ssh: No such file or directory[/b]root@rock64:~#

What is the problem ? I'm root user so shoudl be able to create anything ?

Of course when i try to connect with the key :
Using username "root".Server refused our keyroot@192.168.0.4's password:

Tk's in advance.

patvaloche · 9. November 2017

You have two problems here
-1- your directory $HOME/.ssh already exists !
So just put your key after:
# cd .ssh

-2- You can't do

@rock64:~# cd /.ssh
as there is NOT a .ssh directory right at the root of your filesystem tree

You probably meant :
root@rock64:~# cd .ssh

letomtom · 11. November 2017

Tk's very much dude, it works ++1 !

Tks

letomtom · 11. November 2017

now he says :
Using username "root/.ssh".Authenticating with public key "rsa-key-20171109"Server refused public-key signature despite accepting key!root/.ssh@192.168.0.4's password:

do you know why ?

patvaloche · 12. Dezember 2017

Please do some checks of your configuration:
#1#
/etc/ssh/sshd_config file:
RSAAuthentication yes
PubkeyAuthentication yes

#2#
if you want to specifically use just keys for root login change PermitRootLogin line to:
PermitRootLogin without-password

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