You should not alter your system-wide /etc/ssh/ssh_config at all and you should never get prompted for a password if you have it set up correctly.
That stanza needs to be in root's ssh config file, which likely is /root/.ssh/config on a pi. Your weewx.conf file needs to use the same 'server = x.x.x.x' setting that the 'host' entry of root's ssh config file uses. On Wednesday, April 14, 2021 at 5:37:25 PM UTC-7 Dun Mac wrote: > This is my ~/.ssh/config file; > Host 107.xxx.xxx.xxx > IdentityFile ~/.ssh/id_rsa > User oxxxx1 > > When my /etc/ssh/ssh_config file has; > PasswordAuthentication no > the Rsync fails .. Permission denied > (publickey,gssapi-keyex,gssapi-with-mic,password).. > > When my /etc/ssh/ssh_config file has; > #PasswordAuthentication no > the rsync (running wee_reports) requests a password and then the transfer > proceeds correctly > > > > On Thursday, April 15, 2021 at 2:54:53 AM UTC+10 vince wrote: > >> This is rsync 101. You need the account you are running weewx under >> (root) to have a ~/.ssh/config file that tells it which key to use to >> connect to the remote system, as well as which account to use on the remote >> side. >> >> Host my.remote.host.com >> IdentityFile ~/.ssh/my_private_key >> user my_remote_username >> >> If you do that, then as root you should be able to rsync to >> my.remote.host.com and it will log in there as my_remote_username >> On Tuesday, April 13, 2021 at 11:15:12 PM UTC-7 Dun Mac wrote: >> >>> Hi, >>> I have established a direct connection to a web server (GreenGeeks) with >>> the SSH keys added to the remote server. I can log on to the remote server >>> via >>> "ssh user...@170.x.xxx.xx" and it logs on with no passwords. >>> When I set weewx.conf, Rsync to true I get the following error message >>> in syslog; >>> >>> Apr 14 12:00:36 RPi-weather weewx[29143] DEBUG weewx.reportengine: >>> Running report 'RSYNC' >>> Apr 14 12:00:36 RPi-weather weewx[29143] DEBUG weewx.reportengine: Found >>> configuration file /etc/weewx/skins/Rsync/skin.conf for report 'RSYNC' >>> Apr 14 12:00:36 RPi-weather weewx[29143] DEBUG weeutil.rsyncupload: >>> rsyncupload: cmd: [['rsync', '--archive', '--stats', '-e ssh', >>> '/var/www/html/weewx/', >>> 'xxx...@107.x.xxx.xx:/home//weewx/wx_standard_report']] >>> Apr 14 12:00:39 RPi-weather weewx[29143] ERROR weeutil.rsyncupload: >>> [['rsync', '--archive', '--stats', '-e ssh', '/var/www/html/weewx/', >>> 'xxx...@107.x.1xxx.xx:Permission denied >>> (publickey,gssapi-keyex,gssapi-with-mic,password).. rsync: connection >>> unexpectedly closexxxd (0 bytes received so far) [sender]. rsync error: >>> unexplained error (code 255) /home/xxxxxxx/weewx/wx_standard_report']] >>> reported errors: xxx...@107.x.xx.xx: at io.c(235) [sender=3.1.3] >>> Apr 14 12:00:39 RPi-weather weewx[29143] INFO weeutil.rsyncupload: rsync >>> executed in 2.62 seconds >>> >>> Would someone be kind enough to post their ~/.ssh/config and their >>> /etc/ssh/ssh_config and /etc/ssh/sshd_config files so I can see if I have >>> an error in one of these files with my setup, please. Any other feedback >>> would also be very welcome. >>> Duncan >>> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "weewx-user" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to weewx-user+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/9f2c5b38-94be-450e-8101-0d1c9e219479n%40googlegroups.com.
