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February 20, 2018 22:24
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Steps to set up SSH keys for a newly created user account on my VPS.
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| # create the directory for ssh | |
| mkdir -p ~/.ssh | |
| # make sure it's editable only for the current user | |
| chmod 700 ~/.ssh | |
| # create the authorized keys file | |
| touch ~/.ssh/authorized_keys | |
| # use your favorite editor to add the public key | |
| vim ~/.ssh/authorized_keys | |
| # set the right access permissions | |
| chmod 600 ~/.ssh/authorized_keys |
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