Re: scp works on command line, fails in cron

From: Frank_Hamersley (terabite_at_isat.bigpond.com)
Date: 12/29/04

  • Next message: Richard E. Silverman: "Re: scp works on command line, fails in cron" 
    Date: Tue, 28 Dec 2004 23:49:12 GMT

    <tonij67@hotmail.com> wrote
    > I am testing a script that will be the framework for more complicated
    > tasks and the first test I want to run is a simple scp from one server
    > to another. I am starting very simple, no passphrase (yet) and am
    > already running into a wall. When I run this command:
    >
    > /usr/local/bin/scp /tmp/2 10.46.0.102:/utils/backup
    >
    > When I try to do the same thing from cron, I get an email from
    > cron with this:
    >
    > Permission denied, please try again.
    > Permission denied, please try again.
    > Permission denied (publickey,password,keyboard-interactive).
    > lost connection

    Can you pls post your crontab line (with suitable obfuscation of sensitive
    bits)?
    Also which shell are you using for your CLI?

    Cheers, Frank.

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