Problems accessing repo's with ssh keys
Asked by Mark Lamb:

I'm having a right mare trying to connect to bitbucket with my ssh keys.

I have followed the guidance to the letter and I get nowhere at all, repeatedly getting the Permission Denied (Publicly) error.

I have created a new key, restarted the ssh server (MacOS) and restarted it. Made the required entry in the \~.ssh/config file, added the key using ssh-add etc. Uploaded the key to bitbucket.

Still no joy.

If anyone can help put me out of my misery I'd be really grateful.

--\>update

It works, but only if I use sudo. Permissions are all ok on contents of .ssh I think.

ssh -vvv git@bitbucket.org OpenSSH_9.7p1, OpenSSL 3.3.0 9 Apr 2024 debug1: Reading configuration data /Users/marklamb/.ssh/config debug1: /Users/marklamb/.ssh/config line 43: Applying options for bitbucket.org debug1: /Users/marklamb/.ssh/config line 47: Applying options for \* debug1: Reading configuration data /opt/homebrew/etc/ssh/ssh_config debug3: expanded UserKnownHostsFile '\~/.ssh/known_hosts' -\> '/Users/marklamb/.ssh/known_hosts' debug3: expanded UserKnownHostsFile '\~/.ssh/known_hosts2' -\> '/Users/marklamb/.ssh/known_hosts2' debug2: resolving "bitbucket.org" port 22 debug3: resolve_host: lookup bitbucket.org:22 debug3: channel_clear_timeouts: clearing debug3: ssh_connect_direct: entering debug1: Connecting to bitbucket.org \[2406:da00:ff00::22c5:2ef4\] port 22. debug3: set_sock_tos: set socket 5 IPV6_TCLASS 0x48 debug1: Connection established. debug1: identity file /Users/marklamb/.ssh/bitbucket-cloudlabs type 3 debug1: identity file /Users/marklamb/.ssh/bitbucket-cloudlabs-cert type -1 debug1: identity file /Users/marklamb/.ssh/id_ed25519 type 3 debug1: identity file /Users/marklamb/.ssh/id_ed25519-cert type -1 debug1: identity file /Users/marklamb/.ssh/cloudlabs-bitbucket type -1 debug1: identity file /Users/marklamb/.ssh/cloudlabs-bitbucket-cert type -1 debug1: Local version string SSH-2.0-OpenSSH_9.7 debug1: Remote protocol version 2.0, remote software version conker_2545712327 6a5d69ecba78 debug1: compat_banner: no match: conker_2545712327 6a5d69ecba78 debug2: fd 5 setting O_NONBLOCK debug1: Authenticating to bitbucket.org:22 as 'git' debug3: record_hostkey: found key type ED25519 in file /Users/marklamb/.ssh/known_hosts:255 debug3: load_hostkeys_file: loaded 1 keys from bitbucket.org debug1: load_hostkeys: fopen /Users/marklamb/.ssh/known_hosts2: No such file or directory debug1: load_hostkeys: fopen /opt/homebrew/etc/ssh/ssh_known_hosts: No such file or directory debug1: load_hostkeys: fopen /opt/homebrew/etc/ssh/ssh_known_hosts2: No such file or directory debug3: order_hostkeyalgs: have matching best-preference key type ssh-ed25519-cert-v01@openssh.com, using HostkeyAlgorithms verbatim debug3: send packet: type 20 debug1: SSH2_MSG_KEXINIT sent debug3: receive packet: type 20 debug1: SSH2_MSG_KEXINIT received debug2: local client KEXINIT proposal debug2: KEX algorithms: sntrup761x25519-sha512@openssh.com,curve25519-sha256,curve25519-sha256@libssh.org,ecdh-sha2-nistp256,ecdh-sha2-nistp384,ecdh-sha2-nistp521,diffie-hellman-group-exchange-sha256,diffie-hellman-group16-sha512,diffie-hellman-group18-sha512,diffie-hellman-group14-sha256,ext-info-c,kex-strict-c-v00@openssh.com debug2: host key algorithms: ssh-ed25519-cert-v01@openssh.com,ecdsa-sha2-nistp256-cert-v01@openssh.com,ecdsa-sha2-nistp384-cert-v01@openssh.com,ecdsa-sha2-nistp521-cert-v01@openssh.com,sk-ssh-ed25519-cert-v01@openssh.com,sk-ecdsa-sha2-nistp256-cert-v01@openssh.com,rsa-sha2-512-cert-v01@openssh.com,rsa-sha2-256-cert-v01@openssh.com,ssh-ed25519,ecdsa-sha2-nistp256,ecdsa-sha2-nistp384,ecdsa-sha2-nistp521,sk-ssh-ed25519@openssh.com,sk-ecdsa-sha2-nistp256@openssh.com,rsa-sha2-512,rsa-sha2-256,ssh-rsa debug2: ciphers ctos: chacha20-poly1305@openssh.com,aes128-ctr,aes192-ctr,aes256-ctr,aes128-gcm@openssh.com,aes256-gcm@openssh.com debug2: ciphers stoc: chacha20-poly1305@openssh.com,aes128-ctr,aes192-ctr,aes256-ctr,aes128-gcm@openssh.com,aes256-gcm@openssh.com debug2: MACs ctos: umac-64-etm@openssh.com,umac-128-etm@openssh.com,hmac-sha2-256-etm@openssh.com,hmac-sha2-512-etm@openssh.com,hmac-sha1-etm@openssh.com,umac-64@openssh.com,umac-128@openssh.com,hmac-sha2-256,hmac-sha2-512,hmac-sha1 debug2: MACs stoc: umac-64-etm@openssh.com,umac-128-etm@openssh.com,hmac-sha2-256-etm@openssh.com,hmac-sha2-512-etm@openssh.com,hmac-sha1-etm@openssh.com,umac-64@openssh.com,umac-128@openssh.com,hmac-sha2-256,hmac-sha2-512,hmac-sha1 debug2: compression ctos: none,zlib@openssh.com,zlib debug2: compression stoc: none,zlib@openssh.com,zlib debug2: languages ctos: debug2: languages stoc: debug2: first_kex_follows 0 debug2: reserved 0 debug2: peer server KEXINIT proposal debug2: KEX algorithms: curve25519-sha256@libssh.org,ecdh-sha2-nistp256,ecdh-sha2-nistp384,ecdh-sha2-nistp521,diffie-hellman-group14-sha1,diffie-hellman-group1-sha1,ext-info-s debug2: host key algorithms: ssh-ed25519,ecdsa-sha2-nistp256,ssh-rsa,rsa-sha2-256,rsa-sha2-512 debug2: ciphers ctos: aes128-ctr,aes192-ctr,aes256-ctr,aes128-gcm@openssh.com,chacha20-poly1305@openssh.com debug2: ciphers stoc: aes128-ctr,aes192-ctr,aes256-ctr,aes128-gcm@openssh.com,chacha20-poly1305@openssh.com debug2: MACs ctos: hmac-sha2-256-etm@openssh.com,hmac-sha2-256,hmac-sha1,hmac-sha1-96 debug2: MACs stoc: hmac-sha2-256-etm@openssh.com,hmac-sha2-256,hmac-sha1,hmac-sha1-96 debug2: compression ctos: none debug2: compression stoc: none debug2: languages ctos: debug2: languages stoc: debug2: first_kex_follows 0 debug2: reserved 0 debug1: kex: algorithm: curve25519-sha256@libssh.org debug1: kex: host key algorithm: ssh-ed25519 debug1: kex: server-\>client cipher: chacha20-poly1305@openssh.com MAC: compression: none debug1: kex: client-\>server cipher: chacha20-poly1305@openssh.com MAC: compression: none debug3: send packet: type 30 debug1: expecting SSH2_MSG_KEX_ECDH_REPLY debug3: receive packet: type 31 debug1: SSH2_MSG_KEX_ECDH_REPLY received debug1: Server host key: ssh-ed25519 SHA256:ybgmFkzwOSotHTHLJgHO0QN8L0xErw6vd0VhFA9m3SM debug3: record_hostkey: found key type ED25519 in file /Users/marklamb/.ssh/known_hosts:255 debug3: load_hostkeys_file: loaded 1 keys from bitbucket.org debug1: load_hostkeys: fopen /Users/marklamb/.ssh/known_hosts2: No such file or directory debug1: load_hostkeys: fopen /opt/homebrew/etc/ssh/ssh_known_hosts: No such file or directory debug1: load_hostkeys: fopen /opt/homebrew/etc/ssh/ssh_known_hosts2: No such file or directory debug1: Host 'bitbucket.org' is known and matches the ED25519 host key. debug1: Found key in /Users/marklamb/.ssh/known_hosts:255 debug3: send packet: type 21 debug2: ssh_set_newkeys: mode 1 debug1: rekey out after 134217728 blocks debug1: SSH2_MSG_NEWKEYS sent debug1: Sending SSH2_MSG_EXT_INFO debug3: send packet: type 7 debug1: expecting SSH2_MSG_NEWKEYS debug3: receive packet: type 21 debug1: SSH2_MSG_NEWKEYS received debug2: ssh_set_newkeys: mode 0 debug1: rekey in after 134217728 blocks debug2: KEX algorithms: sntrup761x25519-sha512@openssh.com,curve25519-sha256,curve25519-sha256@libssh.org,ecdh-sha2-nistp256,ecdh-sha2-nistp384,ecdh-sha2-nistp521,diffie-hellman-group-exchange-sha256,diffie-hellman-group16-sha512,diffie-hellman-group18-sha512,diffie-hellman-group14-sha256,ext-info-c,kex-strict-c-v00@openssh.com debug2: host key algorithms: ssh-ed25519-cert-v01@openssh.com,ecdsa-sha2-nistp256-cert-v01@openssh.com,ecdsa-sha2-nistp384-cert-v01@openssh.com,ecdsa-sha2-nistp521-cert-v01@openssh.com,sk-ssh-ed25519-cert-v01@openssh.com,sk-ecdsa-sha2-nistp256-cert-v01@openssh.com,rsa-sha2-512-cert-v01@openssh.com,rsa-sha2-256-cert-v01@openssh.com,ssh-ed25519,ecdsa-sha2-nistp256,ecdsa-sha2-nistp384,ecdsa-sha2-nistp521,sk-ssh-ed25519@openssh.com,sk-ecdsa-sha2-nistp256@openssh.com,rsa-sha2-512,rsa-sha2-256,ssh-rsa debug2: ciphers ctos: chacha20-poly1305@openssh.com,aes128-ctr,aes192-ctr,aes256-ctr,aes128-gcm@openssh.com,aes256-gcm@openssh.com debug2: ciphers stoc: chacha20-poly1305@openssh.com,aes128-ctr,aes192-ctr,aes256-ctr,aes128-gcm@openssh.com,aes256-gcm@openssh.com debug2: MACs ctos: umac-64-etm@openssh.com,umac-128-etm@openssh.com,hmac-sha2-256-etm@openssh.com,hmac-sha2-512-etm@openssh.com,hmac-sha1-etm@openssh.com,umac-64@openssh.com,umac-128@openssh.com,hmac-sha2-256,hmac-sha2-512,hmac-sha1 debug2: MACs stoc: umac-64-etm@openssh.com,umac-128-etm@openssh.com,hmac-sha2-256-etm@openssh.com,hmac-sha2-512-etm@openssh.com,hmac-sha1-etm@openssh.com,umac-64@openssh.com,umac-128@openssh.com,hmac-sha2-256,hmac-sha2-512,hmac-sha1 debug2: compression ctos: none,zlib@openssh.com,zlib debug2: compression stoc: none,zlib@openssh.com,zlib debug2: languages ctos: debug2: languages stoc: debug2: first_kex_follows 0 debug2: reserved 0 debug3: send packet: type 5 debug3: receive packet: type 7 debug1: SSH2_MSG_EXT_INFO received debug3: kex_input_ext_info: extension server-sig-algs debug1: kex_ext_info_client_parse: server-sig-algs=\<ecdsa-sha2-nistp521-cert-v01@openssh.com,rsa-sha2-512,ecdsa-sha2-nistp521,ssh-rsa-cert-v01@openssh.com,ecdsa-sha2-nistp384-cert-v01@openssh.com,ecdsa-sha2-nistp384,ssh-dss-cert-v01@openssh.com,ecdsa-sha2-nistp256-cert-v01@openssh.com,ssh-rsa,rsa-sha2-256,ssh-dss,ecdsa-sha2-nistp256\> debug3: receive packet: type 6 debug2: service_accept: ssh-userauth debug1: SSH2_MSG_SERVICE_ACCEPT received debug3: send packet: type 50 debug3: receive packet: type 51 debug1: Authentications that can continue: publickey debug3: start over, passed a different list publickey debug3: preferred keyboard-interactive,password debug1: No more authentication methods to try. git@bitbucket.org: Permission denied (publickey).


Answers:
author: Syahrul
body: G'day, [@Mark Lamb](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/5517124)

Welcome to the community!

Could you please share your SSH configuration? The log below indicates that SSH is unable to locate your SSH key, suggesting that there might be an issue in your configuration preventing SSH from finding it.

```
Host bitbucket.org
  AddKeysToAgent yes
  IdentityFile ~/.ssh/{ssh-key-name}
```

Make sure the IdentityFile path is going to your private SSH key and copy your public SSH key the one with .pub to Bitbucket to your account: <https://bitbucket.org/account/settings/ssh-keys/>

Regards,  
Syahrul


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