It may be that your ssh keyfile is in the wrong format. What version/vendor of ssh did you use to generate the keyfile?
-Rob Anderson > -----Original Message----- > From: Rhino [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Saturday, December 17, 2005 3:31 PM > To: ant-user > Subject: Question re sshexec task > > Is there any problem with blanks or apostrophes within the > name of a keyfile in an sshexec task? I am running Ant 1.6.5 > in Eclipse 3.1.1. > > Our environment changed recently so I need to modify my build > scripts to use keys instead of passwords. After reading the > sshexec article in the Ant manual, I wrote the following > trivial task to display the current directory on our Linux server: > > <sshexec host="www.bongo.ca" username="rhino" > keyfile="C:\Documents and Settings\Rodeo\Desktop\Bob's > Server\Rodeos key.ppk" > > passphrase="snarfle" trust="true" > > command="pwd"/> > > > When I executed this task, this is what I found in the output: > > [sshexec] Identity: com.jcraft.jsch.JSchException: invaid privatekey: > C:\Documents and Settings\Rodeo\Desktop\Bob's Server\Rodeos key.ppk > > BUILD FAILED > > E:\eclipse\3.1.1\eclipse\workspace\Resume_JDK_1.5.0\xml\tonge. > xml:106: > com.jcraft.jsch.JSchException: invaid privatekey: > C:\Documents and Settings\Rodeo\Desktop\Bob's Server\Rodeos key.ppk > > Although the message seems to be complaining about my private > key, the message contains the path to the key file. The path > to the key file is correct so I'm guessing that the sshexec > task has a problem with embedded blanks or apostrophes in the path. > > Can anyone confirm that or suggest an alternate explanation? > I'd like to get this task working again. > > Also, just a little thing but how do I notify the developer > of this task about the typo in the error message; he/she's > got "invalid" spelled without the 'l'. This is an optional > task so I'm not sure if I have to contact them directly or if > I can get a message to them via this mailing list. > > > Rhino > > > > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.371 / Virus Database: 267.14.1/206 - Release > Date: 16/12/2005 > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
