Authentication failure connecting to a specific node

[TeodorCa]

Issue type: Bug report/Enhancement Request
Described problem

Hi there

I am trying to run some commands via a job created in Rundeck on a remote machine.
But the problem I'm facing is that I cannot connect to the specific machine, and I get the following error :

Authentication failure connecting to node: "homelnx". Make sure your resource definitions and credentials are up to date.

I mention the fact that I configured the connection via privateKey in more than 1 way :
1st :
In project settings - Default Node Executor :
SSH Key File path : /var/rundeck/keys/id_rsa

2nd :
In project settings - Default Node Executor :
SSH Key File path : /home/runmed/.ssh/id_rsa

I also uploaded the private key in 2 ways :
1st : copy/paste contents
2nd : upload the id_rsa file

Also, the targeted machine was declared in multiple ways in the resoruces.xml * file :

• resources.xml was created manual by me and stored in the next location : /var/rundeck/resources/resources.xml

1st :

<project>
  <node name="homelnx" description="Rundeck server node" tags="project=TestHomelnx" hostname="homelnx" osArch="amd64" osFamily="unix" osName="Linux" osVersion="2.6.32-504.16.2.el6.x86_64" username="fusion"/>
</project>

2nd :

<project>
  <node name="homelnx" description="Rundeck server node" tags="project=TestHomelnx" hostname="homelnx" osArch="amd64" osFamily="unix" osName="Linux" osVersion="2.6.32-504.16.2.el6.x86_64" username="fusion" ssh-authentication="privateKey" ssh-key-storage-path="keys/id_rsa"/>
</project>

Can someone point me into the right direction?
Thank you !

My Rundeck detail

• Rundeck version: 3.3.7
• install type: WAR
• OS Name/version: CentOS7
• DB Type/version: Postgres 12.3

Expected Behavior

Successful connection to the remote machine

How to Reproduce

• Login to Rundeck
• Go to a project
• Try to run a job in that project that involves running commands on a remote machine

[MegaDrive68k]

Hi @TeodorCa

Take a look at this.

[TeodorCa]

Thanks @MegaDrive68k, now it works. It seems that it was necessary to add the public key of the machine that has Rundeck installed on it, in the authorized_keys file on the remote machine.