Hi, I have tried to generate the key with ssh-keygen -P ( remove the passphrase) and copied it to the target system. However, it doesn't work. Any insite with the way I am distributing the KEYS
-----Original Message----- From: Martin Pool [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, July 23, 2002 6:53 PM To: Kar, Gouri X. -ND Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Johnson, Gary X. -ND; Minyard, Mark X. -ND Subject: non-interactive ssh connections (was Re: RSYNC ISSUE) (Gouri: a more descriptive subject line will help you get repsonses in future, and please send your mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Read <http://www.tuxedo.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html>) On 23 Jul 2002, "Kar, Gouri X. -ND" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi guys, I am trying to schdule a script which makes call to RSYNC > over SSH. The same script works fine on the command prompt and > sucessfully transfer the file from source to destination system with > SSH. > > However, executing the script from CRONJOB doesn't work. It comes up > with following error message > > From: daemon > To: db2log > > You have no controlling tty and no DISPLAY. Cannot read passphrase. > You have no controlling tty and no DISPLAY. Cannot read passphrase. > warning: Authentication failed. > Disconnected; authentication cancelled by user (Authentication > cancelled by user.). unexpected EOF in read_timeout The problem is that ssh, as it says, cannot read the passphrase to unlock your ssh key. If you want to do ssh from a cron job, you must have a key with no passphrase. You can remove a passphrase from an existing key using "ssh-keygen -p" (see the manual). You should probably make sure that the key is authorized only for the accounts necessary to make the backup. -- Martin -- To unsubscribe or change options: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/rsync Before posting, read: http://www.tuxedo.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
