No need to change the user login shell even (*usermod*)... just use the shell option on *su*.
sudo su - weewx --shell=/usr/bin/bash On Wed, May 21, 2025 at 12:10 PM vince <vinceska...@gmail.com> wrote: > I always forget 'sudo su'. Thanks. > > Just tested this on debian12 - the shell needs to be temporarily changed > from nologin to bash first.... > > sudo usermod -s /usr/bin/bash weewx # temporarily change the > shell to a valid one > sudo su weewx # now this will work > > (do anything requiring running as user weewx) > > sudo usermod -s /usr/bin/nologin weewx # reverse the temporary > change > > On debian12 it was 'not' necessary to set a weewx password. > > On Wednesday, May 21, 2025 at 4:18:01 AM UTC-7 matthew wall wrote: > >> you can become the weewx user without entering a password: >> >> sudo su weewx >> >> or you can set a password for the weewx account: >> >> sudo passwd weewx >> >> >> > On May 21, 2025, at 01:09, James Barber <jbar...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > >> > Thank you so much for a quick reply. I have tried logging in ..... su >> weewx..... and it asks for a password. This weewx user was created by the >> apt install so I don't know the password and "weewx" ain't it hah. I >> searched for the password to no avail :(. I could try making a new user >> weewx and set my own password ? >> > -- >> > James Barber, MD >> > Douglas, GA >> > Cell: (912) 292-4064 >> > >> > >> > On May 21, 2025 12:00:15 AM EDT, 'John Kline' via weewx-user < >> weewx...@googlegroups.com> wrote: >> > Steps 6 and 7 need to be performed as user weewx. >> > The test in step 8 should be performed as user weewx. >> > >> > I believe you are correct that this would have just worked had you >> upgraded from 4.1; but I believe you would be running as root, not pi. >> > >> >> On May 20, 2025, at 8:46 PM, James B <jbar...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> >> >> I ran RSYNC with 4.10 with no problems. I've read and re-read the >> RSYNC docs for 4.10, 5.0, and 5.1 >> >> No success so I really appreciate any help. Ironically it looks like >> from the 5.0 documentation, if I had upgraded >> >> from 4.10 rather than a clean 5.1 install, the installer would have >> kept my user "pi" and not "weewx", and i think i wouldn't >> >> have these problems. I think my problem is the daemon user is "weewx" >> and I can't set up permissions for ssh with "weewx". >> >> >> >> What I've done so far: >> >> ___________________________________________________ >> >> 1. made fresh SD card with bookworm >> >> 2. logged in as user "pi" >> >> 3. fresh weewx install using apt install >> >> 4. set up weewx.conf: >> >> [[RSYNC]] >> >> enable = true >> >> server = ZZZ.1and1-data.host >> >> user = XXX >> >> path = YYY/ >> >> 5. ps aux | grep "weewx" (shows user weewx running weewxd) >> >> weewx 6460 1.9 8.8 364336 81720 ? Ssl 12:46 10:30 python3 >> /usr/share/weewx/weewxd.py /etc/weewx/weewx.conf >> >> 6. ssh-keygen >> >> 7. ssh-copy-id x...@zzz.1and1-data.host >> >> 8. ssh'd to remote_server (success) >> >> 9. rsync'd test files to remote_server (success) >> >> 10. cp ~/.ssh/*.* /var/lib/weewx/.ssh >> >> 11. sudo chown weewx:weewx /var/lib/weewx/.ssh/*.* >> >> -rwxrwx--- 1 weewx weewx 560 May 20 12:23 id_rsa.pub >> >> -rw------- 1 weewx weewx 364 May 19 22:18 known_hosts >> >> -rwxrwx--- 1 weewx weewx 142 May 20 12:23 known_hosts.old >> >> 12. weectl report run RSYNC (WORKS from user pi without error YAY) >> >> 13. running weewx via systemd, NO JOY. Here's the error message: >> >> weewxd[6460]: ERROR weeutil.rsyncupload: rsync reported errors. >> Original command: ['rsync', '--archive', '--stats', '-e', 'ssh', >> '/var/www/html/weewx/', 'x...@zzz.1and1-data.host:YYY'] >> >> weewxd[6460]: ERROR weeutil.rsyncupload: **** Permission denied, >> please try again. >> >> weewxd[6460]: ERROR weeutil.rsyncupload: **** Permission denied, >> please try again. >> >> weewxd[6460]: ERROR weeutil.rsyncupload: **** x...@zzz.1and1-data.host: >> Permission denied (publickey,password). >> >> weewxd[6460]: ERROR weeutil.rsyncupload: **** rsync: connection >> unexpectedly closed (0 bytes received so far) [sender] >> >> weewxd[6460]: ERROR weeutil.rsyncupload: **** rsync error: unexplained >> error (code 255) at io.c(232) [sender=3.2.7] >> >> >> >> From reading the above posts, and looking everywhere i can, i am >> pretty sure i haven't set up the weewx ssh key properly. >> >> I can't find a config or .config file in my ~/.ssh directory, but >> rsync works as user pi, so that doesn't seem to be the problem. >> >> >> >> How do I set up ssh for the weewx user? I copied my pi ssh files as >> instructed above (and as mentioned by vince) but that didn't work. >> >> Thank you so much for any help. >> >> >> >> On Sunday, June 2, 2024 at 11:39:00 AM UTC-4 vince wrote: >> >> 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). >> 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+...@googlegroups.com. >> >> To view this discussion visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/d910463d-ab6a-4158-84fc-5edc1bb6e5e2n%40googlegroups.com. >> >> > >> > >> > -- >> > 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+...@googlegroups.com. >> > To view this discussion visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/3BC3255B-0B08-4533-B3F3-A3CA86463758%40gmail.com. >> >> >> -- > 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 visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/7cb21a34-4535-4bca-be7e-d84fdad9c0a5n%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/weewx-user/7cb21a34-4535-4bca-be7e-d84fdad9c0a5n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "weewx-user" group. 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