[colug-432] Creating SSH for New User

[Chris Embree]

It's been a while, but I think PuTTY uses different keys than
ssh-keygen style.  You probably have to run them thru PuTTY's keytool
thing.


On 5/10/15, Steve VanSlyck <s.vanslyck at postpro.net> wrote:
> I create the keys in putty.
>
> On May 10, 2015 10:34:39 PM EDT, Zach Villers <zachvatwork at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>>On the remote box, I would su - new user, ssh-keygen -t dsa (or rsa),
>>ssh
>>copy-id me at myhomebox. I think you are using root's key instead of the
>>new
>>users' key?
>>
>>On Sun, May 10, 2015 at 10:26 PM, Steve VanSlyck
>><s.vanslyck at postpro.net>
>>wrote:
>>
>>>  My new user (me) can't log on via SSH. Can someone look this over
>>and
>>> tell me what super basic thing I've done wrong?
>>>
>>> What I did:
>>>
>>> *As root*:
>>>
>>> Add user "name"
>>>      /usr/sbin/adduser name
>>> Create password
>>>      passwd name
>>>           [created the password]
>>> Give root permissions
>>>      sudo nano /etc/sudoers
>>>           [added the line name ALL=(All) ALL
>>> Re-enabled password authentication in sshd_config and restarted sshd
>>>
>>> *As the new user "name"*:
>>>
>>> made directory
>>>      mkdir ./ssh
>>> created file and added public key to file authorized keys
>>>      sudo nano ~/.ssh/authorized_keys
>>>           [entered the public key (which I call a "lock")]
>>> updated permissions "just in case"
>>>      chmod 700 ~/.ssh
>>>      chmod 600 ~/.ssh/authorized_keys
>>>
>>> tried to login with the private key
>>>      Result: server refused the key.
>>>
>>> Any idea what I'm doing wrong?
>>>
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