Hi Rudel:
Thank you so much for spotting my error. I converted the .ppk file
into OpenSSH format using puttygen and it worked.
Regards,
Ludwig
>________________________________
> From: Rudel Saldivar <[email protected]>
>To: Ludwig Isaac Lim <[email protected]>; Philippine Linux Users' Group
>(PLUG) Technical Discussion List <[email protected]>
>Sent: Monday, October 8, 2012 12:26 PM
>Subject: Re: [plug] Question on cwRsync
>
>
>Hi,
>
>
>Isn't it that .ppk file is only for putty?
>Should you be using the native rsa format id_rsa for the ssh key file?
>
>
>
>On Mon, Oct 8, 2012 at 12:11 PM, Ludwig Isaac Lim <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>Hi:
>>
>>
>> I'm trying to use cwRsync (Cygwin Rsync) to sync files from a
>>Windows box to a linux box. My problem is my private key's passphrase is not
>>authenticating. See below for the steps I did.
>>
>>
>> Steps:
>> 1) I edited cwRsync.cmd add add rsync call and passed along
>>parameter to it
>> c:\path\to\rsync.exe %*
>> 2) Added path to rsync.exe and cwRsync to my PATH environment
>>variable (Windows)
>> 3) Run cwrsync from a new command line window
>>
>>
>> cwrsync -avvvz -e "ssh -i /cygdrive/c/key/ludz.ppk"
>>/cygdrive/C/users/linhou/rysnc_test
>>[email protected]:/home/linhou/rsync_test
>>
>>
>> It kept asking for my passphrase which I typed, but I'm
>>still unable to login. I'm able to login via putty though (by also typing the
>>same passphrase).
>>
>>
>> 4) I tried using plink
>>
>>
>> cwrsync -avvvz -e "plink-i c:\key\ludz.ppk"
>>/cygdrive/C/users/linhou/rysnc_test
>>[email protected]:/home/linhou/rsync_test
>>
>> I wasn't even prompted for a passphrase, lines of "wrong
>>passphrase" just appear until I was forced to hit control C.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Anybody with ideas? I had working a couple of years ago, but I
>>forgot what I did then :-(
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>Regards,
>>Ludwig
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