Thanks vince! I assume that weewx is running as root for a normal apt-get debian type of install.
It looks like when I ssh as root it asks for a password each time. So if weewx-rsync fails each time as root, then would you not have to generate keys as root instead of a non-root user? On Thursday, January 13, 2022 at 1:28:32 PM UTC-5 vince wrote: > "Host key verification failed." is the indicator here. > > You need to attempt to ssh into the remote computer as the local weewx > user (probably root) at least once so that ssh saves the other side's host > key. When it prompts you, say yes. > > It should look something like this example: > > # ssh testuser@pi > The authenticity of host 'nuc2 (192.168.1.171)' can't be established. > ECDSA key fingerprint is 4e:8a:b5:6a:12:a2:a0:6d:f6:64:07:35:d0:e7:17:1b. > Are you sure you want to continue connecting (yes/no)? yes > Warning: Permanently added 'nuc2,192.168.1.171' (ECDSA) to the list of > known hosts. > > > Lastly, your log and weewx.conf show a user name of 'remote_user' which > I'm hoping is a typo. If it's what you really want, you will need a user > named "remote_user" created on the host you want to rsync to, and they will > need to be able to write to whatever directory on the remote side that you > specified in weewx.conf or you'll get permission errors. > > -- 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 [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/7ffed070-b737-432b-a5e2-81c6eb99396an%40googlegroups.com.
