RSYNC is using IP address and not host name

[Dan Jones]

My weewx.conf contains this:

[[RSYNC]]
    skin = Rsync
    HTML_ROOT = /var/www/html
    server = awsbox
    user = www-data
    path = /var/www/html
    delete = 0
    ssh_options = -i /root/.ssh/aws
    [[SSH]]
       ssh_options = -i /root/.ssh/aws

I have awsbox in my host file, pointing to the correct ip address

in my .ssh/config I have:

Host awsbox

    user www-data

    IdentityFile /root/.ssh/aws

when I start the Weewx server, I get this error 

DEBUG weeutil.rsyncupload: rsyncupload: cmd: [['rsync', '--archive', '--stats', '-e', 'ssh', '/tmp/weather34/serverdata/', 'www-...@123.123.123.123:/var/www/html/weather34/serverdata']]

(IP changed for security)

I can't see where the ip address is coming from. Is weewx or rsync converting it from the host file?

Also, It seems to be ignoring the ssh_options parameter (though I could be using the wrong) But I hope that it isn't required, as I guess that rsync should be using the config in .ssh/config

Any help would be greatly appreciated

This is all on the latest version of Weewx

[John Kline]

-i should refer to a file that contains a private key.  Is that the case?

On Aug 9, 2022, at 8:14 AM, Dan Jones <dan.rh...@gmail.com> wrote:

My weewx.conf contains this:

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[Dan Jones]

Yep, correct, its the private key. 

But it looks like that whole ssh_options bit is being ignored. I can't see it in the logs when I tail them. 

[John Kline]

Just to double check, it’s the private key and not the directory that contains the private key?

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Yep, correct, its the private key. 

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[Dan Jones]

Yep it’s the actual private key and not the directory. 

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[John Kline]

Also, add:

debug = 1

In your weewx.conf file and restart WeeWX.

Your log will then contain output of the form:

rsyncupload: cmd: <actual-rsync-cmd>

That will tell you if -i is being passed (likely it is) and also let you try it from the command line.

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[bell...@gmail.com]

I don’t have a [[SSH]] stanza. Try removing that.

rich

[John Kline]

Oh, I didn’t notice the SSH stanza, remove that line.  ssh_options should be directly under RSYNC.

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I don’t have a [[SSH]] stanza. Try removing that.

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[Dan Jones]

ssh stanza removed

debug on 1

output still the same:

DEBUG weeutil.rsyncupload: rsyncupload: cmd: [['rsync', '--archive', '--stats', '-e', 'ssh', '/tmp/weather34/serverdata/', 'www-...@123.123.123.123:/var/www/html/weather34/serverdata']]

Still ignoring ssh_options and still using IP address rather than host name.

Surely ssh_options wouldn't be needed if it used the host name, and then rsync would use .ssh/config with the correct host name configuration?

[John Kline]

Did you restart weewx after changing weewx.conf?

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ssh stanza removed

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[Dan Jones]

Yep. I did 

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[John Kline]

I just examined the code in <weewx-home>/bin/weeutil/rsyncupload.py

It contains:

        if self.ssh_options:

            rsyncsshstring = rsyncsshstring + " " + self.ssh_options

I don’t see a how this couldn’t be including options.  Would you send your entire RSYNC stanza again?

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[Dan Jones]

[[RSYNC]]
        skin = Rsync
        HTML_ROOT = /var/www/html
        server = awsbox
        user = www-data
        path = /var/www/html

        ssh_options = -i /root/.ssh/aws
        delete = 0

[vince]

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)

[Dan Jones]

Well the things you learn!

Thanks, that worked. 

I didnt realise you could have ip address and hostname in the config like that, but it has done the trick

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