useradd --disabled-password can't ssh using authorized keys

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I might've done this wrong. I created a user with :

sudo adduser --disabled-password userX

And I've added a public key to /home/userX/.ssh/authorized_keys. But when I ssh into the account I get the following error:

port 22: Connection timed out

SSH works fine when I log into other accounts.

Was I wrong to --disabled-password? Does this do something else? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

user9517 · Accepted Answer · 2016-03-03 20:09:16Z

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Was I wrong to --disable-password?

No, it seems unlikely this will be causing a timeout.

Does this do something else?

It does what it says, creates an account with a disabled password.

I would be looking to see if there is a firewall somewhere between you and the server to determine the cause of the Connection timed out message.

answered Mar 3, 2016 at 20:09

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This was correct. Very stupid oversight on my part. I had limited outgoing ssh to certain ip blocks. Cheers
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BeerSerc · Accepted Answer · 2016-03-03 20:15:55Z

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Try connecting with ssh -vvv to see the debug messages.

If this just happens with this one account, you should see some difference in the verbose output with respect to other users which work.

answered Mar 3, 2016 at 20:15

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