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= Add ssh user to a Linux (ubuntu/Debian) server, that only has ssh key access =


 * Procedure adapted from [[https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/210228/add-a-user-wthout-password-but-with-ssh-and-public-key]]

   1. create a variable with username {{{
export username='tom'
      }}}

   1. create the user and add public key to authorized_keys file {{{
sudo useradd -m -d /home/$username -s /bin/bash $username
sudo mkdir /home/$username/.ssh
sudo vim /home/$username/.ssh/authorized_keys

      }}}

   1. fix permisions for file and directory {{{
sudo chown -R $username:$username /home/$username/.ssh
sudo chmod 700 /home/$username/.ssh
sudo chmod 600 /home/$username/.ssh/authorized_keys

      }}}
   1. if sudo required add user to the group {{{
sudo usermod -aG sudo $username
     }}} 
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