OCI - Unable to Login to OCI Linux Instance Using Putty Client and it Reports Error "Unable to use key file x:\path\to\key (OpenSSH SSH2 private key) (Old PEM format)" (Doc ID 2824104.1)

Last updated on JULY 05, 2023

Applies to:

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure - Version N/A to N/A [Release 1.0]
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Not able to login to OCI Linux instance using Putty Client and it reports following error in putty screen.

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