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  There are few context switches more jarring than moving from a seamless local development environment to a production server that refuses to let you in. You have generated your SSH keys, you have added the public key to the server, yet the terminal returns the infamous, flat rejection: user@server.dreamhost.com: Permission denied (publickey). On most raw Linux VPS instances, this indicates a file permission error or a missing entry in  authorized_keys . However, on managed hosting platforms like DreamHost, the issue is rarely within the Linux filesystem itself. The root cause usually lies within the proprietary orchestration layer that manages user privileges. This guide details the specific architectural constraints of DreamHost’s user management system and provides a rigorous, step-by-step resolution to restore your shell access. The Architecture of the Failure To fix the problem, we must understand the environment. DreamHost, like many managed hosting providers, does not ...