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VPS SSH Keys
Direct
shell access for the root user using a password is disabled.
You can connect as root if you use SSH keys. SSH keys can be
generated in the client that you use to connect to your VPS
server. Follow these steps to generate the SSH key for
WinSCP:
1. Download and install WinSCP. Choose the installation package to
include public key tools PuTTYgen and Pageant.
2. Run PuTTYgen located in the directory where WinSCP was installed.
By default PuTTgen is located under Start/Programs/WinSCP3/Key
tools.
3. Click on the SSH2 RSA or SSH2 DSA radio button under Parameters.
Do not use SSH1 if possible.
4. Click Generate under Actions to generate a public/private
key pair.
5. Connect to your VPS server via SSH and su to root.
Change your working directory to the .ssh directory of the user
the key is for. For example you would use a command similar to
the following:
cd /root/.ssh
6.
Copy the entire public key under "Public key for pasting
into OpenSSH authorized_keys file" and paste the key into
the /home/userid/.ssh/authorized_keys or /root/.ssh/authorized_keys
file on the VPS server. The authorized_keys file may not exist
and need to be created. The key must be all on one line.
7. Enter and confirm a Key passphrase and click Save private
key.
8. Close PuTTYgen.
9. Connect to your VPS server, su to root, and uncomment
(remove the #) from the following lines in the /etc/ssh/sshd_config
file. You can either use the pico file editor to edit the file
or you can FTP the file locally to your PC and make the edits.
To edit the file using pico you would run the following command
from the shell command line:
pico /etc/ssh/sshd_config
Uncomment these lines:
Pubkey Authentication yes
AuthorizedKeysFile .ssh/authorized_keys
10.
Start WinSCP3
11. Under Session enter the Host name, User name, Private key
file.
12. Click Login. You will be prompted for your private key passphrase
unless you have already added your private key to the Pageant ssh
agent.
Use the Pageant SSH agent that's included with WinSCP to store
your key.
If you have any
questions about our Linux servers, please feel free to contact
us.
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