Agree. My error there. I keep forgetting the weewx accounts $HOME for packaged installs is in an odd location. Thanks !
On Sunday, June 2, 2024 at 6:07:15 AM UTC-7 PBudmark wrote: > As correctly stated in > https://groups.google.com/g/weewx-user/c/50VCTyL-Tpw/m/DgScCzIDAQAJ, the > home directory for weewx is /var/lib/weewx and not /home/weewx, so .ssh > need to go into /var/lib/weewx/.ssh > > On Sunday, June 2, 2024 at 4:32:07 AM UTC+1 Ben W. wrote: > > Thanks, Vince! > I'm pretty sure I saw that link in my results, but the Ubuntu reference > resulted in my continue scrolling. I will try your suggestion when I get > back home! > > On Saturday, June 1, 2024 at 7:59:44 PM UTC-5 vince wrote: > > If you google your exact error "*Host key verification failed."* and it > will return what's going on.... > > > https://askubuntu.com/questions/45679/ssh-connection-problem-with-host-key-verification-failed-error > > The weewx-related answer is that you're using old notes that are still > expecting the 'root' user on the weewx system to be the local user, which > is no longer accurate. In v5 it is the 'weewx' user (upgrade guide link) > <https://www.weewx.com/docs/5.0/upgrade/#weewx-runs-as-non-root-user>. > So it is very likely the host key of the remote computer is not known in > the /home/weewx/.ssh/known_hosts file. Simplest way around this would be > do append whatever is in your legacy /root/.ssh/known_hosts file to your > /home/weewx/.ssh/known_hosts file. > > On Saturday, June 1, 2024 at 5:34:36 PM UTC-7 Ben W. wrote: > > Greetings! > :: > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "weewx-user" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to weewx-user+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/dcca7519-482d-46f4-ad21-dc1001cbaa7fn%40googlegroups.com.
