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Mike Zhu
Mike Zhu
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Posted by Mike Zhu
Mike Zhu
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Cannot see a .ssh folder when typing the ls -la command

I was typing ls -la command but I can not find a .ssh folder inside

Mike Zhu
Mike Zhu
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Mike Zhu
Mike Zhu
1,840 Points

provider: virtualbox

authorize: ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub

keys: - ~/.ssh/id_rsa

folders: - map: ~/Code to: /home/vagrant/Code

sites: - map: homestead.app to: /home/vagrant/Code/Laravel/public

databases: - homestead

variables: - key: APP_ENV value: local

Brandon Mowat
Brandon Mowat
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Brandon Mowat
Brandon Mowat
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Make sure you're using that command from the root of your project.

2 Answers

Tom Sager
Tom Sager
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Tom Sager
Tom Sager
18,987 Points

This appears to be a file rather than a directory. Run "file .ssh" to be sure. Then try deleting and re-creating it:

rm .ssh
mkdir .ssh
ls -ld .ssh
file .ssh

You should see something like the following:

drwxrwxr-x 2 Mike staff 4096 Jun  5 16:23 .ssh
.ssh: directory

The first 'd' shows that it is a directory. The rest of the initial string shows the owner permissions (Mike can read, write, execute), group permissions (staff can read, write, execute), and the other permissions (everyone else can read, not write, execute). A directory has to have the 'd' flag set, and can only be listed by an account that has the read and execute bits set. See the chmod command on how to change these.

Mike Zhu
Mike Zhu
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Mike Zhu
Mike Zhu
1,840 Points

Yeah! Thanks! It works!!!

Mike Zhu
Mike Zhu
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Mike Zhu
Mike Zhu
1,840 Points

But after I change directory to the folder and then try to list the files using "ls", there is nothing inside.

The command I input is "MikesdeMacBook-Pro:.ssh Mike$ ls" but nothing happens. It should have the "id_rsa" or "id_rsa.pub". But I got nothing in this folder. What shall I do to fix this problems? Sorry, I am new to command line and thank you so much to your kind help!

Tom Sager
Tom Sager
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Tom Sager
Tom Sager
18,987 Points

Creating keys is covered in the video at the 3:43 mark.

Tom Sager
Tom Sager
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Tom Sager
Tom Sager
18,987 Points

First, make sure that you are in your home directory and look for the .ssh directory.

cd ~
ls -ld .ssh

If it is not there, simply create it and look at the permissions

mkdir .ssh
ls -ld .ssh

Make sure that the directory is not open for writing by the public, i.e. that the last letters of the permissions sting are "r-x".

Mike Zhu
Mike Zhu
1,840 Points
Mike Zhu
Mike Zhu
1,840 Points

This is the result of typing:

cd ~
ls -ld .ssh

The result is:

MikesdeMacBook-Pro:~ Mike$ cd ~
MikesdeMacBook-Pro:~ Mike$ ls -ld .ssh
-rw-------  1 Mike  staff  1675 Jun 19 00:53 .ssh
MikesdeMacBook-Pro:~ Mike$ cd .ssh
-bash: cd: .ssh: Not a directory
Mike Zhu
Mike Zhu
1,840 Points
Mike Zhu
Mike Zhu
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This is what the command line displays:

MikesdeMacBook-Pro:~ Mike$ cd ~
MikesdeMacBook-Pro:~ Mike$ ls -ld .ssh
-rw-------  1 Mike  staff  1675 Jun 19 00:53 .ssh
Mike Zhu
Mike Zhu
1,840 Points
Mike Zhu
Mike Zhu
1,840 Points

Is it the problem of "-rw-------"? I am not sure whether it means that I have no permission to enter the folder