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| Helping users who encounter an error when creating dot-folders in Windows (173.240.38.142) | rewording the .ssh. workaround (martin) | ||
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| Follow a generic guide for [[guide_public_key|Setting up SSH public key authentication]] in *nix OpenSSH server, with following differences: | Follow a generic guide for [[guide_public_key|Setting up SSH public key authentication]] in *nix OpenSSH server, with following differences: | ||
| - | * Create the ''.ssh'' folder (for the ''authorized_keys'' file) in your Windows account profile folder (typically in ''C:\Users\username\.ssh''). &winpath For Windows 7+, you might encounter an error "You must type a file name" when you try to rename the folder ''.ssh''···In this case, name the file ''.ssh.'' and Windows will remove the trailing period.· | + | * Create the ''.ssh'' folder (for the ''authorized_keys'' file) in your Windows account profile folder (typically in ''C:\Users\username\.ssh'').((Windows Explorer does not allow you to create a folder starting with a dot directly. As a workaround, use ''.ssh.'', the trailing dot will allow you to bypass the restriction, but will not be included in the name.))&winpath |
| * Grant the %%SSH%% server read permissions to the ''.ssh'' folder. As the Administrator, run: \\ ''%%icacls C:\users\username\.ssh /grant "NT Service\sshd:R" /T%%'' | * Grant the %%SSH%% server read permissions to the ''.ssh'' folder. As the Administrator, run: \\ ''%%icacls C:\users\username\.ssh /grant "NT Service\sshd:R" /T%%'' | ||