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ssh-copy-id fails; ERROR: No identities found

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New linode account; user and IP are register in the account and correct

Attempted FileZilla STFP with this result:
Status: Connecting to …
Response: fzSftp started, protocol_version=8
Command: open "user@ddd.ddd.ddd.ddd" 22
Command: Trust new Hostkey: Once
Command: Pass: *
Error: Authentication failed.
Error: Critical error: Could not connect to server

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SSH connection works for root

When you spin up a new Linode, there is only one user account on it: root. If you want any others, you have to create them yourself using useradd(8).

-- sw

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