Having trouble understanding ssh key docs

durangod

• September 29, 2016 04:30

Hi, im trying to follow this..

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  durangod

  • September 29, 2016 10:16

  Well so far i have figured out that when you generate your key with putty generator, make sure that the comment input data on the form matches the name of your key on the server. In other words if your public key name on the server is jack1234, then the comment on the key you make has to be jack1234 (you will notice that it adds that comment to the end of your key. But now i get this little error message though Server refused public-key signature despite accepting key!
  Whats sad about this is that every time i have ever used cpanel in my life either vps or anything where i had to make a key, its always a fuss, its never just easy and its always changing, and never the same process. :(

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  cPanelMichael

  • October 06, 2016 16:44

  Hello, Could you verify if you are accessing SSH as "root" or as an account username? If you are using "root", what's configured for "PermitRootLogin" in your /etc/ssh/sshd_config file? Note that you may also find this thread helpful: [Tutorial] Interested in increasing the security of your server? Read this. (sshd hardening) Thank you.

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  durangod

  • October 07, 2016 20:04

  Thanks again for the link

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  Spork Schivago

  • June 12, 2017 11:22

  Hi, im trying to follow this..

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  durangod

  • July 10, 2017 10:06

  Thanks Spork

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