Correct SSH Directory permissions
- Feb
- 27
If you are trying to setup Public-Key Authentication and see this error in the logs: Authentication refused: bad ownership or modes for directory Your problem is related to permissions and/or ownership. The following commands on the user account you are trying to setup should fix the problem: chmod go-w ~/ chmod 700 ~/.ssh chmod 600 […]
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Need a quick proxy via SSH?
- Sep
- 14
Need access to a web site, tucked behind a firewall? Do you already have a public SSH server set up to allow access, but not sure how to tunnel your HTTP session? It’s easy! ssh -N -D 127.0.0.1:8000 <user>@<ssh server … Continue reading →
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