I'd actually recommend using a passphrase-less key, in that case. It's
certainly no less secure than hardcoding the passphrase in your
application.
To answer your question, though, there is not really a way to specify
the passphrase directly to use to Capistrano. There is a
scm_passphrase variable, but that is only used when the passphrase is
being prompted for by subversion, not when you are trying to connect
to your hosts.
- Jamis
On 7/26/07, goodieboy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Hi Jamis,
>
> Thanks! I finally got it running a bit.I had some problems with file
> paths. I got lucky though because I was only getting hangups until I
> accidentally started up ssh-agent and added my key. Once I did that
> (restarted rails), I was able to run some of my tasks.
>
> My question now is about authentication. I'd really like to find a way
> to either pass-in an SSH key pass-phrase directly to Capistrano OR,
> completely avoid it and use ssh-agent. The problem with the former is
> that I don't know how to pass the password into Capistrano when NOT on
> the command line (I'm now doing this in Rails), the problem with the
> latter is that ssh-agent is session based, and to run it every time
> means checking to see if it's running, and then setting the correct
> env variables.
>
> Is there a way to create a before-all hook that passes in the pass-
> phrase manually to STDIN?
>
> To be more clear on what I'm trying to do... I'm building a web-based
> deployment tool for a group of websites. All of my tasks/recipes work
> great. It's this darned authentication thing that's hold me up! :)
>
> Again, thanks for all of your great, amazing work and help,
> Matt
>
> On Jul 26, 1:41 pm, "Jamis Buck" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > On 7/26/07, goodieboy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> > > OK you mean config.logger? I set that but still am seeing nothing. :-
> > > ( How do I call the monitor uptime task?
> >
> > Should just be:
> >
> > config.uptime
> >
> > I don't have any time to do more investigation on this today, but if
> > you are still having problems, I'll try and look into it tomorrow.
> >
> > - Jamis
> >
> >
> >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Matt
> >
> > > On Jul 26, 12:58 pm, "Jamis Buck" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > > ah, you'll also need to set the verbosity of the logger, which
> > > > defaults to "silent as death".
> >
> > > > logger.level = 3
> >
> > > > - Jamis
> >
> > > > On 7/26/07, goodieboy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > > > > Jamis,
> >
> > > > > I have to admit I'm a *little*, just a little :) lost. How do I for
> > > > > example call the different tasks while using the capistrano-ext/
> > > > > multistage? Right now I'm just trying to do an "uptime" but getting no
> > > > > output from output.string
> >
> > > > > Thank you!
> > > > > Matt
> >
> > > > > On Jul 26, 12:24 pm, "Jamis Buck" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > > > > Something like this, maybe (wholly untested):
> >
> > > > > > require 'capistrano/configuration'
> > > > > > require 'stringio'
> >
> > > > > > output = StringIO.new
> > > > > > config = Capistrano::Configuration.new
> > > > > > config.logger = Capistrano::Logger.new(:output => output)
> >
> > > > > > config.load "/path/to/Capfile"
> > > > > > config.set :user, "user_to_deploy_as"
> >
> > > > > > config.deploy
> > > > > > puts output.string
> >
> > > > > > - Jamis
> >
> > > > > > On 7/26/07, goodieboy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > > > > > > Hi Jamis,
> >
> > > > > > > You mean, I can execute capistrano from ruby (rails) and have it
> > > > > > > execute as the correct user?! How do you do that? Can you show me
> > > > > > > an
> > > > > > > example, I do know Rails and I can easily get it setup on the
> > > > > > > server.
> >
> > > > > > > Matt
> >
> > > > > > > On Jul 26, 11:25 am, "Jamis Buck" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > > > > > > Well...you could implement your web UI in Ruby and then just
> > > > > > > > require
> > > > > > > > capistrano and invoke the tasks directly. :)
> >
> > > > > > > > - Jamis
> >
> > > > > > > > On 7/26/07, goodieboy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > > > > > > > > Thanks Jamis.
> >
> > > > > > > > > Unfortunately I can't do that. User output is essential. I'm
> > > > > > > > > experimenting with issuing the command using su. By doing
> > > > > > > > > something
> > > > > > > > > like:
> >
> > > > > > > > > echo 'MyPassWord' | su - deployer -c 'cd project; cap deploy;'
> >
> > > > > > > > > I realize there are security issues there, but the server has
> > > > > > > > > only a
> > > > > > > > > few users. And I'd make it so only apache could read that
> > > > > > > > > script
> > > > > > > > > file. Also, the file is NOT in the web root. Bad idea?
> >
> > > > > > > > > Any other ideas? :-)
> >
> > > > > > > > > Matt
> >
> > > > > > > > > On Jul 26, 9:47 am, "Jamis Buck" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > You could try doing it async--have the request add a record
> > > > > > > > > > to a queue
> > > > > > > > > > somewhere. Then (via cron or some other external process)
> > > > > > > > > > you
> > > > > > > > > > periodically read from the queue and fire off the deploy
> > > > > > > > > > command that
> > > > > > > > > > way.
> >
> > > > > > > > > > It does mean you won't be able to capture the output and
> > > > > > > > > > feed it back
> > > > > > > > > > to the user in real time, though.
> >
> > > > > > > > > > - Jamis
> >
> > > > > > > > > > On 7/26/07, goodieboy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > > > > > > > > > > Hi,
> >
> > > > > > > > > > > I need to find a way to trigger a cap deploy from a web
> > > > > > > > > > > application/
> > > > > > > > > > > form. I'm using PHP as the scripting language and I know
> > > > > > > > > > > I can just
> > > > > > > > > > > issue an exec('cd /my-app; cap deploy'). But the problem
> > > > > > > > > > > is
> > > > > > > > > > > permissions. I have a specific user setup for the project
> > > > > > > > > > > and I can't
> > > > > > > > > > > have apache executing "cap deploy" directly. Does anyone
> > > > > > > > > > > know how to
> > > > > > > > > > > do this correctly?
> >
> > > > > > > > > > > Thanks,
> > > > > > > > > > > Matt
>
>
> >
>
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