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--- picore:publickey [2025/06/29 08:31] – rhermsen
+++ picore:publickey [2025/07/02 18:33] (current) – rhermsen
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   * Configure the ssh server (sshd) to allow Public Key Authentication.
     * sudo vi /usr/local/etc/ssh/sshd_config
-    * add: <code> PubkeyAuthentication yes </code>\\
+    * add (or uncommend): <code> PubkeyAuthentication yes </code>\\
   * Preserve the ssh server config at reboot.
     * sudo vi /opt/.filetool.lst
     * add: <code> usr/local/etc/ssh/sshd_config </code>
-    * backup
+    * backup\\ \\
+  * Restart the ssh server to re-read the configuration.
+    * sudo /usr/local/etc/init.d/openssh restart\\ \\
+After configuring PuTTY or other terminal server to use Public Key Authentication with the new private key, you should be able to login directly as user tc using the phrase you used while generating the key pair.