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2018-02-21 2019-06-10
typo (martin) correction about usernames (martin)
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  * [[ui_puttygen#reloading|Load your private key]] to PuTTYgen;   * [[ui_puttygen#reloading|Load your private key]] to PuTTYgen;
-  * Enter your GCE username((If you do not know your username, it's typically your Google account email address with all symbols replaced with underscore, i.e. username for ''martin@example.com'' is ''martin_example_com''.)) to //Key comment// box.+  * Enter your GCE username((If you do not know your username, it's typically your Google account email address)) (or any other account name you want to be created) to //Key comment// box. Note what account name does the console extract out of that username (it will typically drop everything after ''@'').
  * Copy a contents of //Public key for pasting to OpenSSH authorized_keys file// to the clipboard (note that the contents includes your username);   * Copy a contents of //Public key for pasting to OpenSSH authorized_keys file// to the clipboard (note that the contents includes your username);
  * Go to //Metadata// page of your project on Google Cloud Platform;   * Go to //Metadata// page of your project on Google Cloud Platform;
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  * On the //New site// node, make sure //%%SFTP%%// protocol is selected.   * On the //New site// node, make sure //%%SFTP%%// protocol is selected.
  * Enter your %%GCE%% instance public IP address (see above) into the //Host name// box.   * Enter your %%GCE%% instance public IP address (see above) into the //Host name// box.
-  * Enter your %%GCE%% username into the //User name// box;+  * Enter the account name (that the console extracted out of your %%GCE%% username) into the //User name// box;
  * Press //Advanced// button to open [[ui_login_advanced|Advanced site settings dialog]] and go to //[[ui_login_authentication|SSH > Authentication page]]//.   * Press //Advanced// button to open [[ui_login_advanced|Advanced site settings dialog]] and go to //[[ui_login_authentication|SSH > Authentication page]]//.
  * In the //Private key file// box select your private key file.   * In the //Private key file// box select your private key file.

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