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* Tweak SSH access instructions

* Tweak SSH key generationinstructions

* Minor clarification
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@ -9,37 +9,40 @@ This section is not for end users. End users should use the [SSH add-on] to SSH
[SSH add-on]: https://github.com/home-assistant/addons/tree/master/ssh
## SSH access to the host
## Enabling SSH access to the host
:::info
SSH access through the [SSH add-on] (which will give you SSH access through port 22) will not provide you with all the necessary privileges, and you will be asked for a username and password when typing the 'login' command. You need to follow the steps below, which will setup a separate SSH access through port 22222 with all necessary privileges.
SSH access through the [SSH add-on] (on port 22 by default) only grants limited privileges, and you will be asked for a username and password when typing the 'login' command. Follow the steps below to enable a separate SSH access on port 22222 that works independently of the add-on and gives you direct access to the Home Assistant OS (the "host") with full privileges.
:::
### Home Assistant Operating System
1. Use a USB drive with a partition named `CONFIG` (case sensitive) formatted as FAT, ext4, or NTFS. Create an `authorized_keys` text file (without a file extension) containing your public key(s), one per line, and place it in the root of the USB drive's `CONFIG` partition. The file must use POSIX-standard newline control characters (LF), not Windows ones (CR LF), and needs to be ASCII character encoded (i.e. mustn't contain any special characters in the comments).
Use a USB drive formatted with FAT, ext4, or NTFS and name it CONFIG (case sensitive). Create an `authorized_keys` file (no extension) containing your public key, and place it in the root of the USB drive. File needs to be ANSI encoded (not UTF-8) and must have Unix line ends (LF), not Windows (CR LF). See [Generating SSH Keys](#generating-ssh-keys) section below if you need help generating keys. Use the CLI (eg. SSH to the [SSH add-on] on port 22) and import the `authorized_keys` file with the `ha os import` command. You can now access your device as root over SSH on port 22222. Alternatively, the file will be imported from the USB when the Home Assistant OS device is rebooted.
See [Generating SSH Keys](#generating-ssh-keys) section below if you need help generating keys.
1. Connect the USB drive to your Home Assistant OS device and either explicitly import the drive's contents using the `ha os import` command (e.g. via SSH to the [SSH add-on] on port 22) or reboot the device leaving the drive attached, which automatically triggers the import.
:::tip
Make sure when you are copying the public key to the root of the USB drive that you rename the file correctly to `authorized_keys` with no `.pub` file extension.
Make sure when you are copying the public key(s) to the root of the USB drive that you correctly name the file `authorized_keys` without a `.pub` file extension.
:::
You should then be able to SSH into your Home Assistant device. On Mac/Linux, use:
You should now be able to connect to your device as root over SSH on port 22222. On Mac/Linux, use:
```shell
ssh root@homeassistant.local -p 22222
```
If you have an older installation or have changed your hostname, you may need to use a different hostname in the command above. You can check the correct hostname to use in the System page of the Supervisor interface in Home Assistant.
If you have an older installation or have changed your hostname, you may need to adjust the command above accordingly. You can alternatively use the device's IP address instead of the hostname.
You will be logged in as root in the ```/root``` folder. [Home Assistant OS] is a hypervisor for Docker. See the [Supervisor Architecture] documentation for information regarding the Supervisor. The Supervisor offers an API to manage the host and running the Docker containers. Home Assistant itself and all installed addons run in separate Docker containers.
You will be logged in as root with the `/root` folder set as the working directory. [Home Assistant OS] is a hypervisor for Docker. See the [Supervisor Architecture] documentation for information regarding the Supervisor. The Supervisor offers an API to manage the host and running the Docker containers. Home Assistant itself and all installed addons run in separate Docker containers.
[CLI tasks]: https://www.home-assistant.io/common-tasks/os#home-assistant-via-the-command-line
[Home Assistant OS]: https://github.com/home-assistant/operating-system
[Supervisor Architecture]: /architecture_index.md
### Turning off SSH access to the host
## Disabling SSH access to the host
Use a USB drive formatted with FAT, ext4, or NTFS and name it CONFIG (case sensitive). Remove any existing `authorized_keys` file from the drive and leave the drive empty. When the Home Assistant OS device is rebooted with this drive inserted, any existing keys will be removed and the SSH service will be stopped.
1. Use a USB drive with a partition named `CONFIG` (case sensitive) formatted as FAT, ext4, or NTFS. Remove any existing `authorized_keys` file from the root of that partition.
1. When the Home Assistant OS device is rebooted with this drive inserted, any existing SSH public keys will be removed and SSH access on port 22222 will be disabled.
## Checking the logs
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### Generating SSH Keys
Windows instructions for how to generate and use private/public keys with Putty are [here][windows-keys]. Instead of the droplet instructions, add the public key as per above instructions.
Windows instructions on how to generate and use private/public keys with Putty are found [here][windows-keys]. Instead of the droplet instructions, add the public key as per above instructions.
Alternative instructions, for Mac, Windows and Linux can be found [here](https://docs.github.com/authentication/connecting-to-github-with-ssh/generating-a-new-ssh-key-and-adding-it-to-the-ssh-agent#platform-mac).
Alternative instructions for Mac, Windows and Linux can be found [here](https://docs.github.com/authentication/connecting-to-github-with-ssh/generating-a-new-ssh-key-and-adding-it-to-the-ssh-agent). Follow the steps under *Generating a new SSH key* (the other sections are not applicable to Home Assistant and can be ignored).
Follow steps 1-4 under 'Generating a new SSH key' (The other sections are not applicable to Home Assistant and can be ignored.)
Step 3 in the link above, shows the path to the private key file `id_rsa` for your chosen operating system. Your public key, `id_rsa.pub`, is saved in the same folder. Next, select all text from text box "Public key for pasting into the authorized_keys file" and save it to the root of your USB drive as `authorized_keys`.
Make sure to copy the ***public*** key of the SSH key pair you just created. By default, the public key file is named `id_ed25519.pub` (in case of the Ed25519 elliptic curve algorithm) or `id_rsa.pub` (in case of the older RSA algorithm), i.e. it should have a `.pub` filename suffix. It is saved to the same folder as the private key (which is named `id_ed25519` or `id_rsa` by default).