Re: [plug] Question on cwRsync

Hi Rudel:

         Thank you so much for spotting my error.  I converted the .ppk file into OpenSSH format using puttygen and it worked.

Regards,
Ludwig



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> From: Rudel Saldivar <rudelsaldivar@???>
>To: Ludwig Isaac Lim <ludz_lim@???>; Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Technical Discussion List <plug@???>
>Sent: Monday, October 8, 2012 12:26 PM
>Subject: Re: [plug] Question on cwRsync
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>Hi,
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>Isn't it that .ppk file is only for putty? 
>Should you be using the native rsa format id_rsa for the ssh key file?
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>On Mon, Oct 8, 2012 at 12:11 PM, Ludwig Isaac Lim <ludz_lim@???> wrote:
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>Hi:
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>>              I'm trying to use cwRsync (Cygwin Rsync) to sync files from a Windows box to a linux box. My problem is my private key's passphrase is not authenticating. See below for the steps I did.
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>>              Steps:
>>              1) I edited cwRsync.cmd add add rsync call and passed along parameter to it
>>                        c:\path\to\rsync.exe %*
>>              2) Added path to rsync.exe and cwRsync to my PATH environment variable (Windows)
>>              3) Run cwrsync from a new command line window
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>>                  cwrsync -avvvz -e "ssh -i /cygdrive/c/key/ludz.ppk" /cygdrive/C/users/linhou/rysnc_test linhou@???:/home/linhou/rsync_test
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>>                  It kept asking for my passphrase which I typed, but I'm still unable to login. I'm able to login via putty though (by also typing the same passphrase).
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>>            4) I tried using plink
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>>                   cwrsync -avvvz -e "plink-i c:\key\ludz.ppk" /cygdrive/C/users/linhou/rysnc_test linhou@???:/home/linhou/rsync_test
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>>                   I wasn't even prompted for a passphrase, lines of "wrong passphrase" just appear until I was forced to hit control C.
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>>            Anybody with ideas? I had working a couple of  years ago,  but I forgot what I did then :-(
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>>Regards,
>>Ludwig
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