Not understanding why you're doing it that way. Just add the identity file to the stanza in your /root/.ssh/config
Host awsbox 1.2.3.4 IdentityFile ~/.ssh/id_rsa_my_remote_username user my_remote_username hostname 1.2.3.4 The stanza above lets you use either name or address. FWIW, I use address on my aws lightsail stanza just in case my local DNS bounces (which is very rare) -- 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/9d13bb14-2a04-451f-b46e-ee18759faa24n%40googlegroups.com.