virtualmin - unable to setup DSA key. giving error saying ipswitch

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i am trying to setup DSA key. i did everything
i verified the key but i unable to connect

it gives error as below
when i connect it says Failed SSH User authentication
Server rejected public key

i am able to connect thru another website without any issue
this is a new site i am trying to setup.

any ideas

ipswitch - > tools -> options -> selected option SSH - Client keys -> create - >
keyname = xxxxx
key type = DSA
Finish
it created a file called xxxxx

now i exported this key as xxxxx.pub
and as you mentioned reformated ( i double check it is correct)
and then

went to /home/xxxx/.ssh/authorized_keys
set permissions as you said and put this key

now i careated new sftp connection
named as xxxxx
sitename = xxxxx
connection type = SFTP/SSH
Server address = xxxxx
username = xxxxx
password= “no password”

went to advanced and selected xxxxx key pair

when i connect it says Failed SSH User authentication
Server rejected public key

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It sounds like either the system you’re connecting from isn’t using your private key, or that something went awry with your public key in the authorized_keys file.

You’ll want to make sure that when you paste your public key into the authorized_keys file, that it’s all on one line, and that there’s no spaces.

Also, what output do you see when you type “ls -la $HOME/.ssh/”? We can help verify the permissions for both the file and the dir.

Lastly, what distro is it you’re using?

Thanks,

-Eric

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Check /var/log/messages and /var/log/secure on the server for clues.