Fix Bad Owner / Permissions for SSH Config in Windows 10#
Error:#
- Bad Owner or Permissions on SSH Config
Resolution:#
- Folder should only be accessible to SYSTEM and your logged in user
Steps:#
- Navigate to
%USERPROFILE% in Windows Explorer
- Right-Click on .ssh folder and choose Properties
- Click on Security tab. It should only show your account and SYSTEM under “Group or user names”. If not, here are the steps to take:
- Click Advanced button
- Click Disable inheritance button and Convert inherited permissions into explicit …
- Select and Remove any Principal in the list EXCEPT FOR your account name and SYSTEM
- Click OK and then OK on the Properties window
- You might perform similar steps on the all of the files in
%UserProfile%\.ssh folder
- If you run OpenSSH SSH Server, you might need to restart it in the services.msc