Connecting to remote server with Rex using .pem file


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Connecting to remote server with Rex using .pem file

by nysus (Parson)

on Apr 07, 2020 at 14:25 UTC ( [id://11115164]=perlquestion: print w/replies, xml )

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nysus has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

I'm stumped trying to figure out how to use Rex to log into a remote server. The server provides me with a .pem file. I have successfully used this file to log in manually using ssh -i PEM_FILE_NAME blah@111.222.222.123.

I tried converting it to public key with ssh-keygen -y -f PEM_FILE_NAME > public.key and have the following in my RexFile:

Rex::connect(
  server => '111.222.222.123',
  user => 'my_user_name',
  public_key => '/home/my_user_name/public.key',
);
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But this isn't working. Not sure what else to try. Thanks.

$PM = "Perl Monk's";
$MCF = "Most Clueless ~~Friar~~ ~~Abbot~~ ~~Bishop~~ ~~Pontiff~~ ~~Deacon~~ ~~Curate~~ ~~Priest~~ Vicar";
$nysus = $PM . ' ' . $MCF;
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Re: Connecting to remote server with Rex using .pem file by nysus (Parson) on Apr 07, 2020 at 15:44 UTC
Solved Put this in the Rexfile: `user 'my_user_name'; private_key '/home/my_user_name/keyfile.pem'; key_auth;` [download] Run like so from command line: `rex -H 111.222.222.123 <task_name>` $PM = "Perl Monk's"; $MCF = "Most Clueless ~~Friar~~ ~~Abbot~~ ~~Bishop~~ ~~Pontiff~~ ~~Deacon~~ ~~Curate~~ ~~Priest~~ Vicar"; $nysus = $PM . ' ' . $MCF; Click here if you love Perl Monks	[reply] [d/l] [select]