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Subject: RE: Can cron run ssh commands?
Date: Tue, 5 Nov 2002 15:39:55 -0500
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Try adding '-v' to your ssh command in your cron job.
This assumes that you have cron's integration with
email working.  If you don't have the 'ssmtp' package
installed (via setup.exe), then you'll want to do that
so that any output is emailed to you.

See: /usr/doc/Cygwin/
                     cron.README
                     ssmtp-<version>.README

Of course, you should probably start with a simpler
cron job, say, the output of '/usr/bin/env' so that
you can see what cron thinks its environment is.


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Nathan Barham [mailto:nathan AT sleepygeek DOT com]
> Sent: Tuesday, November 05, 2002 3:09 PM
> To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
> Subject: Can cron run ssh commands?
> 
> 
> Hello all,
> 
> I'm trying to use Cygwin to rsync between an NT 4 server and 
> a Win2K server, 
> using the "-e ssh" option to rsync.  It works beautifully at 
> the command line 
> like this:
> 
> rsync -e ssh -trzv --delete /d/winapps/ Administrator AT baby:/c/winapps
> 
> My problem is that this won't work from cron, nor will any of 
> the other Openssh 
> tools (scp, ssh etc).  I have Cygwin sshd running as 
> Administrator on the remote 
> W2K box, i.e.*without* privsep.  I have Cygwin cron running 
> as SYSTEM on the 
> local NT 4 box.  I've tested cron and it works except for ssh 
> stuff.  I also 
> have ssh-agent loaded on the local box (via keychain), and I 
> can ssh to the 
> remote box as Administrator without typing a passphrase.
> 
> I'm pretty sure my problem is related to permissions of the 
> SYSTEM user and/or 
> the switching of user context, but I can't figure out what to 
> change.  I've read 
> the user guide and FAQ, googled, and searched the mail 
> archives, but if it's 
> there I'm missing it.  Has anyone out there managed to 
> automate ssh commands 
> from cron?  If so can you please enlighten me, or at least 
> kick me in the 
> direction of self-enlightment?
> 
> cygcheck stuff for each machine is attached.
> 
> Thanks tons for any help.
> 
> Nathan Barham
> 

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