SSH key login fails from bad file ownership or modes
Public key login fails with bad ownership or modes, and the setup steps for authorized_keys are unclear.
Tier II · Emerging Problems that are still building up.
3 public reports · first reported 6 April 2020 · last reported 14 January 2025
What's going wrong
Users setting up public key login on rooted Android phones through the MagiskSSH module report that SSH refuses to authenticate even after they add a key.
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