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| missing dot (martin) | not really needed to mention authorized_keys2 nowadays (martin) | ||
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| [[task_navigate|Navigate]] into the ''.ssh'' subdirectory of your account home directory. You may need to enable [[ui_pref_panels#common_options|showing hidden files]] to see the directory. If the directory does not exists, you need to [[task_create_directory|create it]] first. | [[task_navigate|Navigate]] into the ''.ssh'' subdirectory of your account home directory. You may need to enable [[ui_pref_panels#common_options|showing hidden files]] to see the directory. If the directory does not exists, you need to [[task_create_directory|create it]] first. | ||
| - | Once there, open the file ''authorized_keys'' for [[task_edit|editing]] ((In earlier versions of OpenSSH 2 the file might be called ''authorized_keys2''.)). Again you may have to create this file if this is the first key you have put in it. | + | Once there, open the file ''authorized_keys'' for [[task_edit|editing]]. Again you may have to create this file if this is the first key you have put in it. |
| Then switch to the [[ui_puttygen|PuTTYgen]] window, select all of the text in the //[[ui_puttygen#authorized_keys|Public key for pasting into authorized_keys file]]// box, and copy it to the clipboard (''Ctrl+C''). Then, switch back to the editor and insert the data into the open file, making sure it ends up all on one line. Save the file. | Then switch to the [[ui_puttygen|PuTTYgen]] window, select all of the text in the //[[ui_puttygen#authorized_keys|Public key for pasting into authorized_keys file]]// box, and copy it to the clipboard (''Ctrl+C''). Then, switch back to the editor and insert the data into the open file, making sure it ends up all on one line. Save the file. | ||
| - | You may also need to ensure that your account home directory, your ''.ssh'' directory, and any other files involved (such as ''authorized_keys'', ''authorized_keys2'' or ''authorization'') are not group-writable or world-writable. | + | You may also need to ensure that your account home directory, your ''.ssh'' directory and file ''authorized_keys'' are not group-writable or world-writable. |
| Read more about [[task_properties|changing permissions]]. | Read more about [[task_properties|changing permissions]]. | ||