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<li>Verify permissions: | <li>Verify permissions: | ||
:*use the <code>chmod 600 /home/USERNAME/.ssh/authorized_keys</code> command for file <code>/home/USERNAME/.ssh/authorized_keys</code>; | :*use the <code>chmod 600 /home/USERNAME/.ssh/authorized_keys</code> command for file <code>/home/USERNAME/.ssh/authorized_keys</code>; | ||
:*use the <code>chmod 700 /home/USERNAME/.ssh</code> command for directory <code>/home/USERNAME/.ssh/</code>. | :*use the <code>chmod 700 /home/USERNAME/.ssh</code> command for directory <code>/home/USERNAME/.ssh/</code>; | ||
:*ensure your home directory is writable only by yourself with <code>chmod go-w /home/USERNAME</code>. (You should never make your home directory writable by your group or other users for security reasons.) | |||
<li>If you were logged in with admin privileges and used the <code>sudo</code> command when you created the <code>authorized_keys</code> file, make sure user <code>USERNAME</code> is the owner for | <li>If you were logged in with admin privileges and used the <code>sudo</code> command when you created the <code>authorized_keys</code> file, make sure user <code>USERNAME</code> is the owner for | ||
:* directory <code>/home/USERNAME/.ssh</code> with the <code>sudo chown USERNAME:USERNAME /home/USERNAME/.ssh</code> command; | :* directory <code>/home/USERNAME/.ssh</code> with the <code>sudo chown USERNAME:USERNAME /home/USERNAME/.ssh</code> command; | ||