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Change SSH Key on Linux

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Femi Adigun
Femi Adigun
Senior Software Engineer & Coach

Changing SSH Key​

  • Connect to your VPS using SSH with your current SSH key.
  • Edit the ~/.ssh/authorized_keys file using a text editor like nano or vim:

nano ~/.ssh/authorized_keys

  • Delete the existing SSH key and add the new one.
  • Save and exit the editor.