Rsync over ssh in a crontab job will not work

Asked Dec 06 '17 at 22:14

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I am trying to back up a folder on a web server from a file server. I have tested it manually and it works without me needing to enter a password for the SSH connection. When I put it in the crontab and wait a while however, nothing happens and it's hard to debug the problem when there's no output at all. My crontab looks like this:

01 * * * * sftpadmin rsync --delete -avh --progress -e ssh /home/sftpadmin/www/html jobhandler@10.5.5.16:/var/www/

EDIT: Probably should have mentioned I am trying to get the script to run every minute.

EDIT 2: This question isn't a duplicate because the supposed duplicate linked is just an advice article of many different reasons why a cron job might be going wrong. My specific case might not be in that article. I have gone through most things in that article and I still cannot get it to work.

edited Dec 06 '17 at 23:28

asked Dec 06 '17 at 22:14

WewLad

Please post plain text, not images. – Barmar Dec 06 '17 at 22:20
@Barmar Editing it now. – WewLad Dec 06 '17 at 22:22
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You'll need to edit your question to show *why* it's not a dupe, not just assert that it isn't. – womble Dec 06 '17 at 22:46
@womble I have done so and no response. I've already been through plenty of material/articles trying to fix this and I have gone through most things on that article also. – WewLad Dec 06 '17 at 23:47
You need to use SSH keys for this. That's how you can authenticate without having to interact in order to input a password. – Spooler Dec 07 '17 at 07:58

Rsync over ssh in a crontab job will not work

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