Where is the .ssh directory?

Question

I installed openssh, but I can't find the .ssh directory. Could anyone be able to tell me where could I find this directory?

P.S. I installed Ubuntu 16.10 as a virtual machine.

score 30 · Accepted Answer · answered Dec 09 '16 at 16:42

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The file is not created by the installation, but upon the first use of ssh or ssh-keygen. If it is not there, there is nothing to worry about. You can simply create it using mkdir ~/.ssh/.

answered Dec 09 '16 at 16:42

Jakuje

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score 8 · Answer 2 · answered Dec 09 '16 at 16:10

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Check here for the .ssh directory in here /home/your-username/.ssh.

Its hidden as a result of the dot(.) before the name.

So to find it do ls -a | grep .ssh in your current location as seen in the image. Also try using nautilus

answered Dec 09 '16 at 16:10

George Udosen

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score 4 · Answer 3 · answered Aug 22 '22 at 15:57

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You can go to Home and press Ctrl H, you can see a folder called .ssh

answered Aug 22 '22 at 15:57

user9786738

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score 0 · Answer 4 · answered Jul 01 '22 at 06:54

Older topic but if anyone else is looking for an answer and got here from a google search.. If you have connected FROM a "username" to a remote machine and accepted the key then you should look for .ssh folder in /home/username ...

If you don't find the .ssh folder then you have probably connected from a different user .. for example 'root' , then the .ssh folder is in the root directory /

Hope it helps others :)

Where is the .ssh directory?

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