I get a permissions error when adding a new key to a connection

[Michael_Losa]

I get this error message when I try and add a new key to a connection through core shell.

"abc.pem" couldn’t be copied because you don’t have permission to access “privatekey”

I have full permissions on the ~/.ssh/privatekey folder:
drwxrwx--- 18 ME staff 576 Jun 1 10:03 privatekey/

Even if I manually copy the key file into the directory, I get the same error when I select it in Core Shell.

Please help! Thanks!

[Michael_Losa]

The only way I am able to get around it is the following:

1. delete the key from the .ssh/privatekey folder
2. Edit the coreshell profile and set privatekey to disable
3. save profile
4. Edit profile and select key again.
   Then it works.

[Michael_Losa]

That workaround doesn't always work.

I am trying another profile and it isn't working.

[yang (Yang.Y)]

Hi Michael,

Could you please enable logging (DEBUG3) and paste the debug log?

Enable logging

The default logging level is set to Info, Debug1, Debug2 and Debug3 each specify higher levels of verbose output. [image] Core Shell Open or go to Hosts tab, right click on the host and select Edit Settings… from context menu, navigate to Connection tab, then scroll down to Log Level option. Press ⌘ I (or select Shell -> Show Inspector from main menu) reveals shell session information, as well as log content. [image] Core Tunnel Navigate to tunnel's Settings…, Connection tab, then scrol…

BTW, do you have Core Helper installed?

Thanks

[Michael_Losa]

I can, but my problem isn't when I try and connect to a host. The problem is when I am trying to save an existing profile with a new key (Connections tab, Private key field).

Additional info:
This is a profile that was duplicated from another profile. I need to change the key that it uses for authentication.
No other changes are made in the settings.
The key file (ABCD.pem) I am trying to select already exists in the ~/.ssh/privatekey/ folder.

This is the error I get in the popup error window:
"“ABCD.pem” couldn’t be copied because you don’t have permission to access “privatekey”.
To view or change permissions, select the item in the Finder and choose File > Get Info."

I have R/W permissions on the folder ~/.ssh/privatekey/
I have R/W permissions on this key file ~/.ssh/privatekey/ABCD.pem

[yang (Yang.Y)]

Hi Michael, thank you for clarification, I'm sorry for misunderstood you. Could you please try create a new folder with a different name, move ABCD.pem to the new folder and import it from Private Key field again? What happens may provide a hint.

BTW, could you please also try import the key from Preferences… > Identity, the imported private keys are saved in directory ~/Library/Group\ Containers/E78WKS7W4U.io.coressh.ssh/.ssh/privatekey/

Kindly Regards,

Yang