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Authorized_keys

14 Feb 2017 1 min

Wrong Permissions on authorized_keys Blocks Git Access via SSH

Why an accidental chmod 666 on the git user's authorized_keys file forced a password prompt over SSH, and how restoring 600 permissions fixed public-key authentication.

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