Add user and enable SSH2 - can't log in

PCZero

• April 12, 2020 23:06

Here is the desired action/event. I want to set up a new Centos Box as follows... To log into shell require that a stand alone non-account user SSH2 into the box and su-. Direct root login not allowed, and password authentication not allowed. Must use public key. I want the stand alone user to be able to FTP as well. I have been able to add the user and set a password The user is able to FTP The user can SSH into the box (on the alternate port) using password authentication when I have Password Authentication Tweak set to Enable Password Auth HOWEVER I cannot get Public key configured correctly. So far I have done these steps. I tried the steps outlined at:

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  PCZero

  • April 13, 2020 04:44

  Well it seems the issue is that I was using an old version of SecureCRT that uses a proprietary file structure for the keypair. I downloaded the newest verison of SecureCRT, went through the process of setting up the user and keypair using the OpenSSH format and all worked well. So much for proprietary software!

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  cPanelLauren

  • April 13, 2020 16:59

  Hi @PCZero I'm glad to see you were able to identify the cause of the issue and resolve it. Thanks for posting your findings here as well. P.S. I definitely don't think this is something that qualifies as anything but being justifiably concerned so I've modified the title of the thread :)

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