From dd1186a13c77fa524aed7a66cfe46d36b6617aa3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Array in a Matrix Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2023 14:42:34 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] added ssh key file option if ssh fails when using ssh keys try using `--key-file` flag --- docs/installing.md | 2 ++ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+) diff --git a/docs/installing.md b/docs/installing.md index c85ce1e63..92660c55d 100644 --- a/docs/installing.md +++ b/docs/installing.md @@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ If you **don't** use SSH keys for authentication, but rather a regular password, If you **do** use SSH keys for authentication, **and** use a non-root user to *become* root (sudo), you may need to add `-K` (`--ask-become-pass`) to all Ansible commands +If you **do** use SSH keys for authentication, but SSH fails to connect or unable to locate the SSH keys, you may need to add `--key-file "/PATH/TO/KEY.pem"` to all Ansible commands + There 2 ways to start the installation process - depending on whether you're [Installing a brand new server (without importing data)](#installing-a-brand-new-server-without-importing-data) or [Installing a server into which you'll import old data](#installing-a-server-into-which-youll-import-old-data).