How to convert my key if I can't download puttygen to use in linux.
How to Generate an SSH Key
Login to the cPanel that you want to connect to using SSH.
Under Security click SSH/Shell Access.
Click the Manage SSH Keys button, then click in the field labeled Generate a new Key.
Type in a strong password, then click in the field below it and type the password again.
creating a key
Click the Generate Key button, then you will see a Key Generation Complete! message. Click the Go Back button.
On the next screen click Manage Authorization.
You will see a message stating “The key with the name "id_dsa" (this name may differ based on your settings) is currently not authorized for use to connect to this account. You can change this by clicking here:” Click the Authorize button. You will then see a message stating “The key “id_dsa.pub” has been authorized.”
Download and Convert the SSH Key
Download and install puttygen.
Login to the cPanel that you want to connect to using SSH.
Under Security click SSH/Shell Access.
Click the Manage SSH Keys button.
Under Private Keys click View/Download next to the Private key you want to use.
On the next screen click the Download Key button.
*I've made it this far, but I can't find where to download puttygen so I don't know how to proceed from here. I'm running Ubuntu in Linux and the puttygen download is for windows and it won't let me open it and use it. How do I proceed with the instructions if I don't have puttygen like it says to use?
Open puttygen, and click the Load button.
Click the PuTTY Private Key Files(*.ppk) drop-down menu, annd change it to All Files(*.*). Then, select the id_dsa file you just downloaded, and click the Open button.
Login to the cPanel that you want to connect to using SSH.
Under Security click SSH/Shell Access.
Click the Manage SSH Keys button, then click in the field labeled Generate a new Key.
Type in a strong password, then click in the field below it and type the password again.
creating a key
Click the Generate Key button, then you will see a Key Generation Complete! message. Click the Go Back button.
On the next screen click Manage Authorization.
You will see a message stating “The key with the name "id_dsa" (this name may differ based on your settings) is currently not authorized for use to connect to this account. You can change this by clicking here:” Click the Authorize button. You will then see a message stating “The key “id_dsa.pub” has been authorized.”
Download and Convert the SSH Key
Download and install puttygen.
Login to the cPanel that you want to connect to using SSH.
Under Security click SSH/Shell Access.
Click the Manage SSH Keys button.
Under Private Keys click View/Download next to the Private key you want to use.
On the next screen click the Download Key button.
*I've made it this far, but I can't find where to download puttygen so I don't know how to proceed from here. I'm running Ubuntu in Linux and the puttygen download is for windows and it won't let me open it and use it. How do I proceed with the instructions if I don't have puttygen like it says to use?
Open puttygen, and click the Load button.
Click the PuTTY Private Key Files(*.ppk) drop-down menu, annd change it to All Files(*.*). Then, select the id_dsa file you just downloaded, and click the Open button.
Thanks for posting your questions about Putty. Typically, Putty is a windows terminal. However, you can install Putty on a Lunix machine by running the following command:
# sudo apt-get install putty
I hope this helps! Let us know if there's anything else we can assist you with.
Thanks!
Tim S