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There are a few reasons why you could be getting a “Permission Denied” error when attempting to log in using SSH. If you receive this error, check for the following issues:

• The password is incorrect
• The SSH key is missing on your local computer or on the Droplet
• You are trying to use a password, but PasswordAuthentication is disabled in sshd_config
• You are trying to use an SSH key, but key based authentication is disabled in sshd_config
• The authorized_keys file has the wrong permissions 

If you’ve checked for all of these conditions and are still receiving a “Permission Denied” error, you can use the Recovery Console to regain SSH access.

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Make sure NVIDIA Fabric Manager is running and has the same version number as the GPU drivers.

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There may be an issue with the autoscale pool or Droplet configuration, the VPC network’s size, or resource limits on the team or datacenter.