ssh: permission denied (publickey)

[davidr1]

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
root@192.168.x.x: Permission denied (publickey).

I've never come accross this before. Any help, please? (Unsuccessful on google & netgear)

Regards,

david

[StephenB · Accepted solution]

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]

Check that "password authentication" is checked in the SSH settings in system->settings->services.

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@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)

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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.

[Sandshark]

When you enabled SSH, did yoiu check the "Enable password authentication" box?

[davidr1]

Hi StephenB,

Yes - it is and was.

[StephenB · Accepted solution]

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.

[davidr1]

That worked - thank you very much.