Unable to SSH into EC2 from a Rundeck job

[skp15]

Hello,

I created a SSH public-private key pair on my mac machine and upload it to the `Key Storage` section of Rundeck.

The key pair has been added/whitelisted on the EC2 machine but I get the following error when trying to SSH from Rundeck job to EC2 instance.

Am I going in a wrong direction? Please suggest how I can SSH into the EC2 instance from this Rundeck job.

TIA.

[rac...@rundeck.com]

Hi,

The best way is to use this plugin. Take a look at this to learn how to install and configure it.

Regards.

[skp15]

The plugin needs access to the `secretKey` of the EC2 instance. I haven't created those instance(s) and I am sure I wouldn't be able to get the keys.

Can I not use the trivial method as I explained earlier? With SSH private-public key pair?

[skp15]

Also, I need to connect to around 10 instances using the same job based on the user selection of the EC2 instance.

If I use the above plugin, how do I configure the Rundeck job to select a particular node (EC2 instance)?

[rac...@rundeck.com]

Hi, Yes, it works by putting the public key on the EC2 node `authorized_keys` file (remote EC2 node). But, the best way to debug is to check that the nodes appear in the "Nodes" page and send a single command to a node in the "Commands" page and see the result. Could you test it?

Regarding the node selection, you can set a filter in your job (based on a name, tag, etc...) take a look at this and this.

Regards!

[skp15]

I am able to list EC2 nodes and also run simple `whoami` command on a node with expected output.

The EC2 instances I want to add to the jobs are not listed here because it is in another AWS account. How do I get those instances to be listed here?

I see this TIP on the page you have linked - "Your ability to view Nodes and execute commands on them depends on your ACL policy."

[rac...@rundeck.com]

Hi!

Use the proper AWS zone (endpoint) and your login information in the model source. You can use filters as well; look at this.

Regards.