How connect to remote machine by private key on Tramp mode?

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From my machine Windows 10, I connect to remote Linux machine by private like this (in console)

ssh -i d:\Remote\key\privatekey myLogin@some_remote_host

success connect:

Welcome to Ubuntu 16.04.4 LTS (GNU/Linux 4.15.0-1026-gcp 
x86_64)

Nice. Now I want by Tramp mode to connect:

C-x C-f 

/pscp:mylogin@ip_address:

But I get error:

Michael Albinus · Accepted Answer · 2019-04-23 17:56:04Z

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If you connect via ssh in the shell, you shall use ssh/scp also as Tramp connection method. Access the file as /scp:mylogin@ip_address:

The keyfile must be configured in ~/.ssh/config (don't know what's the Windows equivalent) like

IdentityFile d:\Remote\QS\exchange\key\path_to_primary_key@ip_address

answered Apr 23, 2019 at 17:56

Michael Albinus

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I copy private key to c:\Users\Alexei\.ssh\ , but it not help. Same error.
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Commented Apr 24, 2019 at 6:58
Well, I cannot say too much about Microsoft's ssh implementation. What I wrote was about GNU/Linux. Maybe you contact the documentation, whether there are different details compared to what I wrote.
– Michael Albinus
Commented Apr 24, 2019 at 10:18

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Justin Kaipada · Accepted Answer · 2020-03-15 13:58:18Z

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At least in my case I had to aad this to my ~/.ssh/config:

Host yourserverid2232323.amazonaws.com
    IdentityFile /home/justin/.ssh/aws-instance-1.pem

Now I can use Tramp like I would with my default ssh key.

answered Mar 12, 2020 at 13:49

Justin Kaipada

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