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   1. if sudo required add user to the group {{{
sudo usermod -aG sudo $usnername
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Add ssh user to a Linux (ubuntu/Debian) server, that only has ssh key access

  • Procedure adapted from https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/210228/add-a-user-wthout-password-but-with-ssh-and-public-key

    1. create a variable with username

      export username='tom'
    2. create the user and add public key to authorized_keys file

      sudo useradd -m -d /home/$username -s /bin/bash $username
      sudo mkdir /home/$username/.ssh
      sudo vim /home/$username/.ssh/authorized_keys
    3. fix permisions for file and directory

      sudo chown -R $username:$username /home/$username/.ssh
      sudo chmod 700 /home/$username/.ssh
      sudo chmod 600 /home/$username/.ssh/authorized_keys
    4. if sudo required add user to the group

      sudo usermod -aG sudo $usnername

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Linux/AddSshUserKeyOnly (last edited 2018-06-25 21:16:12 by PieterSmit)