Where are the instructs for creating .pem file for Linux systems?

richb201 2019-11-24 19:33:29 UTC #1

Keywords: LAMP/MAMP/WAMP - Virtual Machines - How to - Connectivity (SSH/FTP)
Description:
I am following the documents below in order, but there seem to be steps missing. I am on a linux host.
1. https://docs.bitnami.com/virtual-machine/faq/get-started/enable-ssh/
2. https://docs.bitnami.com/virtual-machine/faq/get-started/enable-ssh-keys/
3. https://docs.bitnami.com/virtual-machine/faq/get-started/connect-ssh/

Step one is complete. Step 2 asks me to run ssh-keygen. This gets run on the guest and creates two files : id_rsa and id_rsa.pub. It also asks to copy id_rsa.pub into authorized_keys and also modify some of the sshd_config items and then to restart ssh on the guest. These have all been completed.

Step 3 (see above) for Linux, asks me to change the permissions with this "chmod 600 .pem file" on the KEYFILE. It then asks to "ssh -i KEYFILE bitnami@SERVER-IP" to the guest. But we haven't created a .pem file (KEYFILE) on the host!!! All we have done is created is_rsa and id_rsa.pub, both on the guest! There is no mention of using puttygen in the Linux instructions. Remember, my host is Linux, not windows.

Please point me top instructions for step 3 for Linux.

jota 2019-11-25 08:03:23 UTC #2

Hi @richb201,

If you already copied the content of your public key (the .pub file) to the authorized_keys file in the VM, you just need to ensure that the private key (the id_rsa file you created before) has the correct permissions after using it with the ssh command. Instead of using any .pem file, you need to use the id_rsa file.

sudo chmod 600 id_rsa
ssh -i ./id_rsa bitnami@SERVER-IP

I'll share your feedback with our documentation team so they can improve those sections in our docs

Happy to help!

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jota 2019-11-26 08:12:08 UTC #3

Hi @richb201,

As I mentioned in this other community post, it's not needed to create a SSH key when accessing the VM using a ssh connection.

https://community.bitnami.com/t/ssh-to-vm-from-host-local-machine-mac-os/71945/7?u=jota&source_topic_id=71944

The bitnami user is configured with a password and you can use that password when accessing the VM. Can you check that post and ensure the SSH server is running and that you can access the VM properly?

system 2020-01-14 19:41:24 UTC #4

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vikram-bitnami 2020-03-12 09:51:15 UTC #5

Hi - we have also updated our page at https://docs.bitnami.com/virtual-machine/faq/get-started/connect-ssh/ with this information.

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