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I'm having a rather unusual problem on my installation which I can't find the answer. I created a new ssh key using ssh-keygen, and got it a passphrase. The key is working. Added to the hosts I want to connect, and when it asks for the passphrase, I type and it works.

So, as expected, I went to add it to the ssh-agent, but, this is happening:

ssh-add /home/[user]/.ssh/id_rsa
Enter passphrase for /home/[user]/.ssh/id_rsa:
Bad passphrase, try again for /home/[user]/.ssh/id_rsa:

It does not accept my passphrase. I tried copy-and-paste, same deal. Anyone has any ideals?

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In my case it was because I was trying to feed the key in Putty's .ppk format.

Exporting the key into OpenSSH format (e.g. via PuttyGen) and using that solved my problem.

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  • Thanks for that info. I would give you a +1, but now I have to search how to do that.
    – VertigoRay
    Commented Feb 5, 2018 at 14:19
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    Turns out it was really easy to do via PuttyGen. I moded your answer with that little detail. Thanks.
    – VertigoRay
    Commented Feb 5, 2018 at 14:30

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