cron git push with ssh key
I setup a ssh key for github account, so I don't have to enter the password every time, it works fine. Here is the script I use:
#!/bin/bash
git push origin master
But when I use cron to run it, it will not use my ssh key. Here is the output:
Permission denied (publickey)
fatal: The remote end hung up unexpectedly
I search around and found some articles, but none of them solve my problem. Here are the articles I found(and a lot more):
https://askubuntu.com/questions/110565/why-is-git-not-using-my-pubkey-with-crontab
https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/35466/how-to-perform-git-push-using-crontab
Can anybody give me a step to step instructions to solve this problem?
As mentioned in one of your thread, you need to point the root user which executes your cron script to the right HOME (the one which contains $HOME/.ssh/id_rsa(.pub), your public and private keys.
#!/bin/bash
HOME=/home/yourAccount git push origin master
If that doesn't work, start debugging your ssh command with
#!/bin/bash
HOME=/home/yourAccount ssh -Tvvv yourGitServer
And check that with first a simple private key (not protected by a passphrase).
Then, if you need a passphrase, make sure your ssh-agent is running in order to cache said passphrase (or using keychain, as I mentioned before).
According to your logs, the public ssh key is proposed, but rejected.
debug1: Trying private key: /home/jack/.ssh/id_rsa
debug3: no such identity: /home/jack/.ssh/id_rsa
Double-check "BitBucket Set up SSH for Git", and make sure your id_rsa and id_rsa.pub are there, with the right protection.
Check also your id_rsa.pub has been added to your BitBucket account (as one line).
