# I can't connect CircleCI with SSH to my server **URL:** \ **Category:** Build Environment\ **Tags:** ssh\ **Created:** [August 13, 2019, 9:11pm UTC](https://discuss.circleci.com/t/i-cant-connect-circleci-with-ssh-to-my-server/31920 "2019-08-13T21:11:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![seevaaluu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e5b9ba/32.png) [@seevaaluu](https://discuss.circleci.com/u/seevaaluu)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2019, 9:11pm UTC](https://discuss.circleci.com/t/i-cant-connect-circleci-with-ssh-to-my-server/31920/1 "2019-08-13T21:11:02Z")
I’m trying to connect circleci to the server using ssh but I can’t do it, at first glance I seem to have managed to follow the circleci documentation. I get the following output: ``` OpenSSH_6.6.1, OpenSSL 1.0.1f 6 Jan 2014 ``` debug1: Reading configuration data /etc/ssh/ssh\_config debug1: /etc/ssh/ssh\_config line 1: Applying options for \* debug2: ssh\_connect: needpriv 0 debug1: Connecting to xx.xx.xx.xx [xx.xx.xx.xx] port 22. debug1: Connection established. debug1: identity file /home/circleci/.ssh/id\_rsa type -1 debug1: identity file /home/circleci/.ssh/id\_rsa-cert type -1 debug1: identity file /home/circleci/.ssh/id\_dsa type -1 debug1: identity file /home/circleci/.ssh/id\_dsa-cert type -1 debug1: identity file /home/circleci/.ssh/id\_ecdsa type -1 debug1: identity file /home/circleci/.ssh/id\_ecdsa-cert type -1 debug1: identity file /home/circleci/.ssh/id\_ed25519 type -1 debug1: identity file /home/circleci/.ssh/id\_ed25519-cert type -1 debug1: Enabling compatibility mode for protocol 2.0 debug1: Local version string SSH-2.0-OpenSSH\_6.6.1p1 Ubuntu-2ubuntu2.13 debug1: Remote protocol version 2.0, remote software version OpenSSH\_7.2p2 Ubuntu-4ubuntu2.8 debug1: match: OpenSSH\_7.2p2 Ubuntu-4ubuntu2.8 pat OpenSSH\* compat 0x04000000 debug2: fd 3 setting O\_NONBLOCK debug1: SSH2\_MSG\_KEXINIT sent debug1: SSH2\_MSG\_KEXINIT received debug2: kex\_parse\_kexinit: [curve25519-sha256@libssh.org](mailto:curve25519-sha256@libssh.org),ecdh-sha2-nistp256,ecdh-sha2-nistp384,ecdh-sha2-nistp521,diffie-hellman-group-exchange-sha256,diffie-hellman-group-exchange-sha1,diffie-hellman-group14-sha1,diffie-hellman-group1-sha1 debug2: kex\_parse\_kexinit: [ecdsa-sha2-nistp256-cert-v01@openssh.com](mailto:ecdsa-sha2-nistp256-cert-v01@openssh.com),ecdsa-sha2-nistp384-cert-v01@openssh.com,ecdsa-sha2-nistp521-cert-v01@openssh.com,ssh-ed25519-cert-v01@openssh.com,ssh-rsa-cert-v01@openssh.com,ssh-dss-cert-v01@openssh.com,ssh-rsa-cert-v00@openssh.com,ssh-dss-cert-v00@openssh.com,ecdsa-sha2-nistp256,ecdsa-sha2-nistp384,ecdsa-sha2-nistp521,ssh-ed25519,ssh-rsa,ssh-dss debug2: kex\_parse\_kexinit: [aes128-ctr,aes192-ctr,aes256-ctr,arcfour256,arcfour128,aes128-gcm@openssh.com](mailto:aes128-ctr,aes192-ctr,aes256-ctr,arcfour256,arcfour128,aes128-gcm@openssh.com),aes256-gcm@openssh.com,chacha20-poly1305@openssh.com,aes128-cbc,3des-cbc,blowfish-cbc,cast128-cbc,aes192-cbc,aes256-cbc,arcfour,rijndael-cbc@lysator.liu.se debug2: kex\_parse\_kexinit: [aes128-ctr,aes192-ctr,aes256-ctr,arcfour256,arcfour128,aes128-gcm@openssh.com](mailto:aes128-ctr,aes192-ctr,aes256-ctr,arcfour256,arcfour128,aes128-gcm@openssh.com),aes256-gcm@openssh.com,chacha20-poly1305@openssh.com,aes128-cbc,3des-cbc,blowfish-cbc,cast128-cbc,aes192-cbc,aes256-cbc,arcfour,rijndael-cbc@lysator.liu.se debug2: kex\_parse\_kexinit: [hmac-md5-etm@openssh.com](mailto:hmac-md5-etm@openssh.com),hmac-sha1-etm@openssh.com,umac-64-etm@openssh.com,umac-128-etm@openssh.com,hmac-sha2-256-etm@openssh.com,hmac-sha2-512-etm@openssh.com,hmac-ripemd160-etm@openssh.com,hmac-sha1-96-etm@openssh.com,hmac-md5-96-etm@openssh.com,hmac-md5,hmac-sha1,umac-64@openssh.com,umac-128@openssh.com,hmac-sha2-256,hmac-sha2-512,hmac-ripemd160,hmac-ripemd160@openssh.com,hmac-sha1-96,hmac-md5-96 debug2: kex\_parse\_kexinit: [hmac-md5-etm@openssh.com](mailto:hmac-md5-etm@openssh.com),hmac-sha1-etm@openssh.com,umac-64-etm@openssh.com,umac-128-etm@openssh.com,hmac-sha2-256-etm@openssh.com,hmac-sha2-512-etm@openssh.com,hmac-ripemd160-etm@openssh.com,hmac-sha1-96-etm@openssh.com,hmac-md5-96-etm@openssh.com,hmac-md5,hmac-sha1,umac-64@openssh.com,umac-128@openssh.com,hmac-sha2-256,hmac-sha2-512,hmac-ripemd160,hmac-ripemd160@openssh.com,hmac-sha1-96,hmac-md5-96 debug2: kex\_parse\_kexinit: [none,zlib@openssh.com](mailto:none,zlib@openssh.com),zlib debug2: kex\_parse\_kexinit: [none,zlib@openssh.com](mailto:none,zlib@openssh.com),zlib debug2: kex\_parse\_kexinit: debug2: kex\_parse\_kexinit: debug2: kex\_parse\_kexinit: first\_kex\_follows 0 debug2: kex\_parse\_kexinit: reserved 0 debug2: kex\_parse\_kexinit: [curve25519-sha256@libssh.org](mailto:curve25519-sha256@libssh.org),ecdh-sha2-nistp256,ecdh-sha2-nistp384,ecdh-sha2-nistp521,diffie-hellman-group-exchange-sha256,diffie-hellman-group14-sha1 debug2: kex\_parse\_kexinit: ssh-rsa,rsa-sha2-512,rsa-sha2-256,ecdsa-sha2-nistp256,ssh-ed25519 debug2: kex\_parse\_kexinit: [chacha20-poly1305@openssh.com](mailto:chacha20-poly1305@openssh.com),aes128-ctr,aes192-ctr,aes256-ctr,aes128-gcm@openssh.com,aes256-gcm@openssh.com debug2: kex\_parse\_kexinit: [chacha20-poly1305@openssh.com](mailto:chacha20-poly1305@openssh.com),aes128-ctr,aes192-ctr,aes256-ctr,aes128-gcm@openssh.com,aes256-gcm@openssh.com debug2: kex\_parse\_kexinit: [umac-64-etm@openssh.com](mailto: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: kex\_parse\_kexinit: [umac-64-etm@openssh.com](mailto: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: kex\_parse\_kexinit: [none,zlib@openssh.com](mailto:none,zlib@openssh.com) debug2: kex\_parse\_kexinit: [none,zlib@openssh.com](mailto:none,zlib@openssh.com) debug2: kex\_parse\_kexinit: debug2: kex\_parse\_kexinit: debug2: kex\_parse\_kexinit: first\_kex\_follows 0 debug2: kex\_parse\_kexinit: reserved 0 debug2: mac\_setup: setup [hmac-sha1-etm@openssh.com](mailto:hmac-sha1-etm@openssh.com) debug1: kex: server-\>client aes128-ctr [hmac-sha1-etm@openssh.com](mailto:hmac-sha1-etm@openssh.com) none debug2: mac\_setup: setup [hmac-sha1-etm@openssh.com](mailto:hmac-sha1-etm@openssh.com) debug1: kex: client-\>server aes128-ctr [hmac-sha1-etm@openssh.com](mailto:hmac-sha1-etm@openssh.com) none debug1: sending SSH2\_MSG\_KEX\_ECDH\_INIT debug1: expecting SSH2\_MSG\_KEX\_ECDH\_REPLY debug1: Server host key: ECDSA xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx Warning: Permanently added ‘xx.xx.xx.xx’ (ECDSA) to the list of known hosts. debug1: ssh\_ecdsa\_verify: signature correct debug2: kex\_derive\_keys debug2: set\_newkeys: mode 1 debug1: SSH2\_MSG\_NEWKEYS sent debug1: expecting SSH2\_MSG\_NEWKEYS debug1: SSH2\_MSG\_NEWKEYS received debug2: set\_newkeys: mode 0 debug1: SSH2\_MSG\_SERVICE\_REQUEST sent debug2: service\_accept: ssh-userauth debug1: SSH2\_MSG\_SERVICE\_ACCEPT received debug2: key: (0x561e660e6600), debug2: key: (0x561e660e6780), debug2: key: /home/circleci/.ssh/id\_rsa ((nil)), debug2: key: /home/circleci/.ssh/id\_dsa ((nil)), debug2: key: /home/circleci/.ssh/id\_ecdsa ((nil)), debug2: key: /home/circleci/.ssh/id\_ed25519 ((nil)), debug1: Authentications that can continue: publickey debug3: start over, passed a different list publickey debug3: preferred publickey,keyboard-interactive,password debug3: authmethod\_lookup publickey debug3: remaining preferred: keyboard-interactive,password debug3: authmethod\_is\_enabled publickey debug1: Next authentication method: publickey debug1: Offering RSA public key: debug3: send\_pubkey\_test debug2: we sent a publickey packet, wait for reply debug1: Authentications that can continue: publickey debug1: Offering RSA public key: debug3: send\_pubkey\_test debug2: we sent a publickey packet, wait for reply debug1: Authentications that can continue: publickey debug1: Trying private key: /home/circleci/.ssh/id\_rsa debug3: no such identity: /home/circleci/.ssh/id\_rsa: No such file or directory debug1: Trying private key: /home/circleci/.ssh/id\_dsa debug3: no such identity: /home/circleci/.ssh/id\_dsa: No such file or directory debug1: Trying private key: /home/circleci/.ssh/id\_ecdsa debug3: no such identity: /home/circleci/.ssh/id\_ecdsa: No such file or directory debug1: Trying private key: /home/circleci/.ssh/id\_ed25519 debug3: no such identity: /home/circleci/.ssh/id\_ed25519: No such file or directory debug2: we did not send a packet, disable method debug1: No more authentication methods to try. Permission denied (publickey). Exited with code 255 ---
**Author:** ![halfer](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/circleci/user_avatar/discuss.circleci.com/halfer/32/9083_2.png) [@halfer](https://discuss.circleci.com/u/halfer)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2019, 4:29pm UTC](https://discuss.circleci.com/t/i-cant-connect-circleci-with-ssh-to-my-server/31920/2 "2019-10-15T16:29:46Z")
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