rundeck - ConfigurationFailure: SSH Keyfile does not exist

Question

When I try a command in Rundeck, it shows:

Failed: ConfigurationFailure: SSH Keyfile does not exist: ~/.ssh/id_rsa
Execution failed: 19: [Workflow step failures: {1=Dispatch failed on 1 nodes: [my.server.com: ConfigurationFailure: SSH Keyfile does not exist: ~/.ssh/id_rsa]}, Node failures: {my.server.com=[ConfigurationFailure: SSH Keyfile does not exist: ~/.ssh/id_rsa]}]

I have generated ssh-key and I can use it to connect SSH without password.

In rundeck machine, the key was generated in ~/.ssh/id_rsa

In remote machine, the key was copied to ~/.ssh/authorized_keys

Am I doing something wrong?

Answer 1

Check the project settings, what is the "Default SSH key" listed?

• Rundeck admin documentation

If the value is "var/lib/rundeck/.ssh/id_rsa" then that indicates you have installed rundeck using either a Debian or RPM package. In this case Rundeck executes as a different user, explaining why the key in your home directory doesn't get used.