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| author | Mark McNally <mark@mcnally.je> | 2021-06-30 16:23:02 +0100 |
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| committer | Mark McNally <mark@mcnally.je> | 2021-06-30 16:23:02 +0100 |
| commit | 0bc025bff8f4e66aef1997acfbd3db7167bb2cbd (patch) | |
| tree | 4d70dacd7537c62951bddba0416d2e37b838240a /sshkeys.html | |
| parent | dadfca40f908a98962f92c2cce958848e05fa975 (diff) | |
Added styling for a "callout" style aside and added a callout about ssh
key file permissions
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| -rw-r--r-- | sshkeys.html | 17 |
1 files changed, 17 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/sshkeys.html b/sshkeys.html index 14db22c..91ba1b7 100644 --- a/sshkeys.html +++ b/sshkeys.html @@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ </p> </aside> + <p> To test if this has worked, now try logging in normally to your server with ssh: </p> @@ -85,6 +86,22 @@ <p> It should now let your log in without a password prompt! </p> + <aside class=callout> + <p> + If you find that this does not work try running the following, make sure you are in the directory where the keys where created. + </p> + <p> + <code> chmod 700 .ssh/ </code> + </p> + <code> chmod 644 .ssh/id_rsa.pub </code> + <p> + <code> chmod 600 .ssh/id_rsa </code> + </p> + <code> chmod 644 .ssh/authorized_keys </code> + <p> + For whatever reason these files due not have the correct permissions set, as ssh is very picky about correct file permissions this can cause errors. The above will fix these. + </p> + </aside> <h2>Disabling Password Logins for Security</h2> |