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davidr1
Jul 31, 2021Luminary
ssh: permission denied (publickey)
Hi, I tried to ssh into my 314, root@192.168.x.x I got a message saying, from memory, did I want to import the certificate (yes,no) Replied yes But now what happens is: ssh root@192.168.x.x roo...
- Aug 01, 2021
One thing you could try is deleting the known_hosts file in the pc.
This is in c:\users\user-name\.ssh (which is a hidden folder). You'll get the prompt on whether you want to trust the NAS again after you do this.
StephenB
Jul 31, 2021Guru - Experienced User
Check that "password authentication" is checked in the SSH settings in system->settings->services.
davidr1 wrote:
Hi,
I tried to ssh into my 314, root@192.168.x.x
I got a message saying, from memory, did I want to import the certificate (yes,no)
Was this the first time you used ssh to connect to the NAS on this PC? There will be a prompt asking asking if you trust the NAS, and showing you some fingerprint information. Importing the certificate allows you to avoid that prompt in the future.
davidr1
Aug 01, 2021Luminary
Hi StephenB,
Yes - it is and was.
- StephenBAug 01, 2021Guru - Experienced User
One thing you could try is deleting the known_hosts file in the pc.
This is in c:\users\user-name\.ssh (which is a hidden folder). You'll get the prompt on whether you want to trust the NAS again after you do this.
- davidr1Aug 01, 2021Luminary
That worked - thank you very much.
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