A dpkg installation sets weewx $HOME to /var/lib/weewx unless you've manually changed things....
(from my /etc/passwd in a clean 5.1.0-4 installation) weewx:x:104:109::/var/lib/weewx:/usr/sbin/nologin On Friday, July 12, 2024 at 8:05:04 AM UTC-7 [email protected] wrote: > User=weewx > home directory for weewx is /etc/weewx > > On Friday, July 12, 2024 at 3:19:44 PM UTC+1 Tom Keffer wrote: > >> 1. When you say "If I then enter ssh [email protected] it opens >> up..." What user were you running as? Was it the same as the user weewxd is >> running as? >> >> 2. You can determine the user weewxd is running as with the command: >> >> *systemctl show -p User weewx* >> >> 3. What is the home directory for that user? >> >> >> >> >> On Fri, Jul 12, 2024 at 4:20 AM [email protected] < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Hi Tom >>> Im in /etc/weewx Weewx Home directory >>> With ssh-keygen is entered it comes up with a file to save it in I put >>> in /etc/weewx/.ssh/id_rsa >>> With nothing entered for either catchphase I then use ssh-copy-id with >>> my server info >>> It then asks for the servers password which its happy with. >>> If I then enter ssh [email protected] it opens up in the server >>> which is what I expect >>> Using rsync -a from cd /etc/weewx it works OK >>> I do have a raspi with weewx 4.10.2 which is working perfectly. >>> What am I doing wrong ?? >>> >>> >>> On Thursday, July 11, 2024 at 2:32:28 PM UTC+1 Tom Keffer wrote: >>> >>>> From your log, you have two instances of weewxd running, one labeled >>>> 'weewxd', the other 'weewxd-sunhours'. Both are running as user 'weewx'. >>>> >>>> So, the credentials should be put in ~weewx/.ssh. They should contain >>>> credentials for user LushEr21 on host 192.168.1.157. >>>> >>>> >>>> On Thu, Jul 11, 2024 at 5:44 AM [email protected] < >>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Thanks Glenn and well spotted. >>>>> But still fails. >>>>> It now has an extra line in the logs " Host key verification failed" >>>>> Now the ssh keys have been added to my normal logon phil@raspberrypi, >>>>> which is where weewx was loaded from, and from the prompt rsync -a >>>>> /etc/weewx/webpages/testcenter/ >>>>> [email protected]:/volume1/web/SheringhamWeatherCenter works ok >>>>> without >>>>> password >>>>> >>>>> Have with sudo -i also added the ssh keygen at root@raspberrypi and >>>>> rsync also works >>>>> in groups weewx and phil are both there so where do I load the ssh >>>>> keygen ???? >>>>> weewx was restarted when I changed the weewx.conf file. >>>>> >>>>> On Thursday, July 11, 2024 at 11:58:45 AM UTC+1 Glenn McKechnie wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> I'll try yet again. The SPAM folder must be working overtime? >>>>>> >>>>>> It looks very much like a typo. >>>>>> In your command line it's 192.168. >>>>>> In weewx.conf you have 192.68 >>>>>> >>>>>> LushEr...(at)192.168.1.157 >>>>>> vs >>>>>> server = 192.68.1.157 >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Thursday 11 July 2024 at 8:17:53 pm UTC+10 [email protected] >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Thanks Tom >>>>>>> Ive confused myself so any help is appreciated. >>>>>>> I loaded weewx via Debian on a new build if thats any help while >>>>>>> logged on as phil@raspberrypi >>>>>>> with groups at the prompt phil and weewx are both there. >>>>>>> txt file has 2 cycles in >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Thursday, July 11, 2024 at 12:44:42 AM UTC+1 Tom Keffer wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> You didn't show enough of the log for a definitive answer, but most >>>>>>>> likely the user under which weewxd is running does not have the proper >>>>>>>> credentials. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> You tested as user "phil". Is this the user weewxd is running as? >>>>>>>> Or, is it running as weewx (the default for V5.x), root, LushEr21, or >>>>>>>> something else? >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> See the wiki *rsync troubleshooting >>>>>>>> <https://github.com/weewx/weewx/wiki/rsync-troubleshooting>*. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Wed, Jul 10, 2024 at 7:57 AM [email protected] < >>>>>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Ive built a new build on raspi 5 with weewx 5.02 and it all works >>>>>>>>> ok apart from rsync to my local server . >>>>>>>>> Ive set up ssh-keygen from the home directory and to the root >>>>>>>>> withh sudo -i >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> rsync works in a .sh file via crontab >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Ive tried the following >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> phil@raspberrypi:~ $ rsync -a /etc/weewx/webpages/testcenter/ >>>>>>>>> [email protected]:/volume1/web/SheringhamWeatherCenter/ >>>>>>>>> phil@raspberrypi:~ $ sudo -i >>>>>>>>> root@raspberrypi:~# rsync -a /etc/weewx/webpages/testcenter/ >>>>>>>>> [email protected]:/volume1/web/SheringhamWeatherCenter/ >>>>>>>>> root@raspberrypi:~# >>>>>>>>> and both work ok >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Now with the following in the rsync section of weewx.conf >>>>>>>>> [[RSYNC]] >>>>>>>>> skin = Rsync >>>>>>>>> enable = true >>>>>>>>> HTML_ROOT = /etc/weewx/webpages/testcenter/ >>>>>>>>> server = 192.68.1.157 >>>>>>>>> user = LushEr21 >>>>>>>>> path = /volume1/web/SheringhamWeatherCenter/ >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> i get the following lines of erroes in the log >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> 2024-07-10T15:32:32.056993+01:00 raspberrypi weewxd[4788]: ERROR >>>>>>>>> weeutil.rsyncupload: rsync reported errors. Original command: >>>>>>>>> ['rsync', >>>>>>>>> '--archive', '--stats', '-e', 'ssh', >>>>>>>>> '/etc/weewx/webpages/testcenter/', >>>>>>>>> '[email protected]:/volume1/web/SheringhamWeatherCenter'] >>>>>>>>> 2024-07-10T15:32:32.057086+01:00 raspberrypi weewxd[4788]: ERROR >>>>>>>>> weeutil.rsyncupload: **** ssh: connect to host 192.68.1.157 port 223: >>>>>>>>> Connection timed out >>>>>>>>> 2024-07-10T15:32:32.057115+01:00 raspberrypi weewxd[4788]: ERROR >>>>>>>>> weeutil.rsyncupload: **** rsync: connection unexpectedly closed (0 >>>>>>>>> bytes >>>>>>>>> received so far) [sender] >>>>>>>>> 2024-07-10T15:32:32.057141+01:00 raspberrypi weewxd[4788]: ERROR >>>>>>>>> weeutil.rsyncupload: **** rsync error: unexplained error (code 255) >>>>>>>>> at >>>>>>>>> io.c(231) [sender=3.2.7] >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> The ssh port 223 is correct. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Sending to my host from the home and the root is OK just wondered >>>>>>>>> what else I need to set up for weewx to work ok. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Thanks any help >>>>>>>>> P >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>>> 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/1e00dc38-38c2-4f94-8707-64a5930fac90n%40googlegroups.com >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/1e00dc38-38c2-4f94-8707-64a5930fac90n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>>>>>>> . >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> -- >>>>> 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/0bb64d71-c6b3-4dde-8071-199b1cd6b20dn%40googlegroups.com >>>>> >>>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/0bb64d71-c6b3-4dde-8071-199b1cd6b20dn%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>>> . >>>>> >>>> -- >>> 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/fcfca1e7-f792-4dda-97a2-0e0cbcb1ea7fn%40googlegroups.com >>> >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/fcfca1e7-f792-4dda-97a2-0e0cbcb1ea7fn%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>> . >>> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "weewx-user" group. 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