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I m trying to pull a file from a Solaris server to my Linux server and I did it successfully by using scp.I want to run this below command as a cronjob, How can I save password for this automation for Solaris to linux file transfer?

scp -r [email protected]:/usr/abc/* /home/def/
Password:

But every time it prompt for password. I have already generate a set of public and private ssh keys on my machine for my user with:

ssh-keygen

And copy my public key to the remote host:

ssh-copy-id [email protected]

Note: I successfully run it at cron when both servers are linux server. Facing problem for Solaris server to linux server.Here my local server is linux and remote one is Solaris server.

Nishat
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  • Run a copy of sshd on the Solaris server in debug mode and see what it says. This and some other troubleshooting steps are in this question: http://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/180858/troubleshoot-ssh-connection-problem – BowlOfRed Feb 18 '16 at 08:21
  • what do you see in logs? If you try to connect and get rejected, server should store the reason for rejecting. If not, increase verbosity in `sshd_config`, restart `sshd` and repeat. – Jakuje Feb 18 '16 at 13:11

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I trust you have had a look at this:

http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E19253-01/816-4557/sshuser-33/index.html

Also, see the man page for you ssh client, you might have to force protocol version 1.

For a start, from what I understand, it does not even work in interactive mode. try -v flags, start with one

ssh -v [email protected] then, if that does not tell you anything

ssh -vv [email protected]

as a last resort:

ssh -vvv [email protected]

Note that I always found the issue using just one -v.

Rui F Ribeiro
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thecarpy
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If it works from command line with the keys, then one situation that I see is that you are running cron with another user than the one to pull the files.

you can change your command to:

ssh -i <ssh_private_key> -r [email protected]:/usr/abc/* /home/def/
BitsOfNix
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