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- Posted on September 19, 2017
- Linux BasicsUbuntu 16.04
Asked by Mehmet Can Ertan
Hi everyone.
I have a my droplet with SSH key and it works properly. I created a new user in this droplet. I want to create a new SSH key for this new user. I will use this user for my php website. So, this new ssh key must be different from the root user key. How can I do that?
I’ve been doing a lot of research. But I could not find something that works.
You should be clear on the answers you provide. Because my english is not good. Thanks.
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Mouhsen Ibrahim • September 19, 2017
Accepted Answer
@TLod
Almost the same steps as before:
- Generate a key pair using
puttygen
save the private key to your hard disk. - Copy the public key then log in to your droplet as root switch to your user
su user
then create a directory called.ssh
in your home directory and create a file inside it called.authorized_keys
and paste the public key there. - Open
putty
enter your droplet IP then browse toSSH -> auth
then chooseBrowse...
and open your private key which you saved before. - Open
Connection -> data
and enter your user name inAuto-login username
- Go back to
Session
choose a name for your session and choosesave
now you can connect.
Hope this helps.
Mouhsen Ibrahim • September 19, 2017
@TLod
You need to create a new ssh key pair using
ssh-keygen
BUT BE CAREFUL to change the name of the private key to something different that~/.ssh/id_rsa
, you can call it~/.ssh/id_user_rsa
.Upload your new public key to the server with this command
ssh-copy-id -i ~/.ssh/id_user_rsa user@droplet_ip
, you will be prompted for your new user’s password here.Then when you want to connect to your droplet using your new user use this command
ssh -i ~/.ssh/id_user_rsa user@droplet_ip
Hint: if you need to create a shortcut you can use this file ~/.ssh/config
add this content to it
Host user_droplet Hostname droplet_ip User user IdentityFile ~/.ssh/id_user_rsa
Now connect using this command ssh user_droplet
Hope this helps, revert back to me if you needed more help.
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