weewx@linux:~$ ssh weewx@192.254.224.66 -p2222 weewx@192.254.224.66's password: Received disconnect from 192.254.224.66 port 2222:2: Too many authentication failures Disconnected from 192.254.224.66 port 2222 weewx@linux:~$ On Sunday, June 16, 2024 at 4:51:53 PM UTC-7 Kevin Key wrote:
> And now I keep getting this ""Received disconnect from 192.254.224.66 port > 2222:2: Too many authentication failures". Do I need to delete everything > and start over? > > On Sunday, June 16, 2024 at 4:07:36 PM UTC-7 vince wrote: > >> Host key verification failed...... >> >> Remember weewx runs as user 'weewx' and not your typical user (in your >> case 'kevinphy').... >> >> You need to ssh into the remote host as the user weewx runs as 'once', >> accept the remote host's system key when prompted, and weewx will be able >> to rsync over ssh as 'its' user. It can be a little convoluted to do this >> typically, so I usually cheat a little.... >> >> # temporarily let weewx run a shell >> sudo chsh -s /bin/bash weewx >> >> # su to the weewx account >> su - weewx >> (you will be in a shell as weewx) >> >> # seed its known_hosts file and set permissions correctly >> ssh your_remote_host_or_ip >> (answer yes for the host key prompt, then ^C to exit) >> (and exit your weewx shell) >> >> # (re)set weewx's shell to nologin >> sudo chsh -s /usr/sbin/nologin weewx >> >> There is undoubtedly many ways to do it, but this worked for me. >> >> On Sunday, June 16, 2024 at 3:29:56 PM UTC-7 Kevin Key wrote: >> >>> Thanks Vince. I'm getting closer. For some reason, the connection via >>> weewx gets rejected but not when I do so via the command line: >>> >>> >>> Jun 16 15:27:54 linux weewxd[2084707]: DEBUG weeutil.rsyncupload: >>> rsyncupload: cmd: [['rsync', '--archive', '--stats', '-e', 'ssh', >>> '/var/www/html/weewx/belchertown/', 'kevi...@192.254.224.66:/home2/kevinphy/ >>> kevinkeyphotography.com']] >>> Jun 16 15:27:54 linux weewxd[2084707]: ERROR weeutil.rsyncupload: rsync >>> reported errors. Original command: ['rsync', '--archive', '--stats', '-e', >>> 'ssh', '/var/www/html/weewx/belchertown/', >>> 'kevi...@192.254.224.66:/home2/kevinphy/kevinkeyphotography.com'] >>> Jun 16 15:27:54 linux weewxd[2084707]: ERROR weeutil.rsyncupload: **** >>> Host key verification failed. >>> Jun 16 15:27:54 linux weewxd[2084707]: ERROR weeutil.rsyncupload: **** >>> rsync: connection unexpectedly closed (0 bytes received so far) [sender] >>> Jun 16 15:27:54 linux weewxd[2084707]: ERROR weeutil.rsyncupload: **** >>> rsync error: unexplained error (code 255) at io.c(231) [sender=3.2.7] >>> ^X^C >>> kevin@linux:/usr/share/weewx/weeutil$ >>> >>> This works fine via command line: >>> >>> rsync -arP /var/www/html/weewx/ kevi...@192.254.224.66:/home2/kevinphy/ >>> kevinkeyphotography.com/weewx >>> >>> On Sunday, June 16, 2024 at 2:14:51 PM UTC-7 vince wrote: >>> >>>> [[RSYNC]] # rsync'ing to a webserver is treated as just another report >>>> skin = Belchertown HTML_ROOT = /var/www/html/weewx/rsync >>>> >>>> Should be skin = Rsync >>>> >>>> (you posted your forecast credentials in your belchertown section of >>>> debug.txt so you might want to generate a new key for that..) >>>> >>>> On Sunday, June 16, 2024 at 1:36:12 PM UTC-7 Kevin Key wrote: >>>> >>>>> Here ya go. The only lines that, IMHO, stand out: >>>>> >>>>> Jun 16 13:24:25 linux weewxd[1930780]: DEBUG weewx.reportengine: >>>>> Running report 'FTP' >>>>> Jun 16 13:24:25 linux weewxd[1930780]: DEBUG weewx.reportengine: Found >>>>> configuration file /etc/weewx/skins/Belchertown/skin.conf for report 'FTP' >>>>> Jun 16 13:24:25 linux weewxd[1930780]: DEBUG weewx.reportengine: >>>>> Invalid report_timing setting for report 'FTP', running report anyway >>>>> Jun 16 13:24:25 linux weewxd[1930780]: DEBUG weewx.reportengine: >>>>> **** Invalid field 'minutes' in 'minutes hours day_of_month months >>>>> day_of_week' >>>>> Jun 16 13:24:25 linux weewxd[1930780]: DEBUG weewx.reportengine: >>>>> Running generators for report 'FTP' in directory >>>>> '/etc/weewx/skins/Belchertown' >>>>> >>>>> On Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 9:40:21 PM UTC-7 gjr80 wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> The clue will be in the log, sometimes it is what is not in the log >>>>>> rather than an error message that provides the clue. I suggest you leave >>>>>> debug >>>>>> = 1, restart WeeWX and post a log extract showing the full WeeWX >>>>>> startup and at least a couple of report cycles. >>>>>> >>>>>> Gary >>>>>> On Sunday 16 June 2024 at 13:07:29 UTC+10 kevi...@gmail.com wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> I have FTP and Rsync enabled and the servers and credentials >>>>>>> specified, but no uploads and no errors in the log. Any suggestions? >>>>>>> The >>>>>>> local files are created, but there is nothing on the log to indicate >>>>>>> any >>>>>>> upload attempts. I have debug = 1. >>>>>> >>>>>> -- 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/18d24216-608b-4da6-ae25-95f8ebe6fd6en%40googlegroups.com.
