Confirmed this in a Cosmic container this morning. It appears the version in cosmic has an issue with the underscore.
Steps to reproduce: 1. lxc launch ubuntu-daily:c c 2. lxc exec c bash 3. echo "PermitUserEnvironment yes" > /etc/ssh/sshd_config 4. ssh-import-id <your id> 5. add environment="FOO_BAR=1" to start of ssh key line ~/.ssh/authorized_keys 6. attempt to ssh to container and get Permission denined 7. remove the underscore, attempt to ssh again, and ssh will be sucessful ** Changed in: openssh (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => Confirmed ** Changed in: openssh (Ubuntu) Importance: Low => High ** Tags added: cosmic -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to openssh in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1771011 Title: Doesn't accept environment variable with underscore in its name in AuthorizedKeysFile Status in openssh package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: If environment variable name defined in AuthorizedKeysFile contains underscore character (environment="FOO_BAR=1" ...), sshd refuses connection and throws following error: authorized_keys:1: bad key options: invalid environment string To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openssh/+bug/1771011/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp