Cannot run a recipe on my server via SSH with chef-run - authentication fails

[mkkekkonen]

Description

I seemingly cannot run a recipe on my virtual server via SSH with chef-run. Specifically, chef-run is never prompting me for my SSH key passphrase.

Am I missing something? I don't know if there is something in my environment that is causing the problem. I can SSH to the server without problems with the command below:

ssh user@mkkekkonen.fi -i .\keyfile.pem

Chef Version

Chef Workstation version: 22.2.802
Chef Habitat version: 1.6.420
Test Kitchen version: 3.2.2
Cookstyle version: 7.31.7
Chef Infra Client version: 17.9.52
Chef InSpec version: 4.52.9
Chef CLI version: 5.6.1

Platform Version

Windows 10 Home, Version 21H1, OS Build 19043.1526

Replication Case

Run something like

chef-run user@mkkekkonen.fi -i .\keyfile.pem .\recipes\default.rb

in a Chef cookbook directory

Client Output

[✔] Packaging cookbook... done!
[✔] Generating local policyfile... exporting... done!
[✖] Applying purkki::mathApi from C:/Users/mkkek/Documents/cookbooks/purkki to target.
|__ [✖] [mkkekkonen.fi] Connection failed: Authentication failed for user <user>@mkkekkonen.fi

Connection failed: Authentication failed for user <user>@mkkekkonen.fi

The following error occured while attempting to connect and authenticate to the target.

Authentication failed for user <user>@mkkekkonen.fi

Stacktrace

2022-03-04 10:21:12 +0200: Error encountered while running the following:
  <user>@mkkekkonen.fi -i .\<keyfile>.ppk .\recipes\mathApi.rb
Backtrace:
ChefApply::TargetHost::ConnectionFailure: ChefApply::TargetHost::ConnectionFailure
	C:/chef/chef-workstation/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/3.0.0/gems/chef-apply-0.9.2/lib/chef_apply/target_host.rb:130:in `rescue in connect!'
	C:/chef/chef-workstation/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/3.0.0/gems/chef-apply-0.9.2/lib/chef_apply/target_host.rb:113:in `connect!'
	C:/chef/chef-workstation/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/3.0.0/gems/chef-apply-0.9.2/lib/chef_apply/cli.rb:332:in `do_connect'
	C:/chef/chef-workstation/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/3.0.0/gems/chef-apply-0.9.2/lib/chef_apply/cli.rb:178:in `connect_target'
	C:/chef/chef-workstation/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/3.0.0/gems/chef-apply-0.9.2/lib/chef_apply/cli.rb:163:in `block (2 levels) in render_converge'
	C:/chef/chef-workstation/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/3.0.0/gems/chef-apply-0.9.2/lib/chef_apply/ui/terminal/job.rb:31:in `run'
	C:/chef/chef-workstation/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/3.0.0/gems/chef-apply-0.9.2/lib/chef_apply/ui/terminal.rb:59:in `block (2 levels) in render_parallel_jobs'
	C:/chef/chef-workstation/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/3.0.0/gems/tty-spinner-0.9.3/lib/tty/spinner.rb:225:in `execute_job'
	C:/chef/chef-workstation/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/3.0.0/gems/tty-spinner-0.9.3/lib/tty/spinner/multi.rb:150:in `block (2 levels) in auto_spin'
Caused by: Train::Transports::SSHFailed: SSH session could not be established
	C:/chef/chef-workstation/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/3.0.0/gems/train-core-3.8.7/lib/train/transports/ssh_connection.rb:217:in `rescue in establish_connection'
	C:/chef/chef-workstation/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/3.0.0/gems/train-core-3.8.7/lib/train/transports/ssh_connection.rb:206:in `establish_connection'
	C:/chef/chef-workstation/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/3.0.0/gems/train-core-3.8.7/lib/train/transports/ssh_connection.rb:292:in `session'
	C:/chef/chef-workstation/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/3.0.0/gems/train-core-3.8.7/lib/train/transports/ssh_connection.rb:250:in `run_command_via_connection'
	C:/chef/chef-workstation/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/3.0.0/gems/train-core-3.8.7/lib/train/plugins/base_connection.rb:149:in `run_command'
	C:/chef/chef-workstation/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/3.0.0/gems/train-core-3.8.7/lib/train/platforms/detect/helpers/os_windows.rb:9:in `check_cmd'
	C:/chef/chef-workstation/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/3.0.0/gems/train-core-3.8.7/lib/train/platforms/detect/helpers/os_windows.rb:4:in `detect_windows'
	C:/chef/chef-workstation/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/3.0.0/gems/train-core-3.8.7/lib/train/platforms/detect/specifications/os.rb:20:in `block in load_windows'
	C:/chef/chef-workstation/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/3.0.0/gems/train-core-3.8.7/lib/train/platforms/detect/scanner.rb:44:in `instance_eval'
	C:/chef/chef-workstation/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/3.0.0/gems/train-core-3.8.7/lib/train/platforms/detect/scanner.rb:44:in `block in scan_children'
	C:/chef/chef-workstation/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/3.0.0/gems/train-core-3.8.7/lib/train/platforms/detect/scanner.rb:43:in `each'
	C:/chef/chef-workstation/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/3.0.0/gems/train-core-3.8.7/lib/train/platforms/detect/scanner.rb:43:in `scan_children'
	C:/chef/chef-workstation/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/3.0.0/gems/train-core-3.8.7/lib/train/platforms/detect/scanner.rb:31:in `block in scan'
	C:/chef/chef-workstation/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/3.0.0/gems/train-core-3.8.7/lib/train/platforms/detect/scanner.rb:25:in `each'
	C:/chef/chef-workstation/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/3.0.0/gems/train-core-3.8.7/lib/train/platforms/detect/scanner.rb:25:in `scan'
	C:/chef/chef-workstation/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/3.0.0/gems/train-core-3.8.7/lib/train/platforms/detect.rb:7:in `scan'
	C:/chef/chef-workstation/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/3.0.0/gems/train-core-3.8.7/lib/train/plugins/base_connection.rb:123:in `platform'
	C:/chef/chef-workstation/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/3.0.0/gems/train-core-3.8.7/lib/train/extras/command_wrapper.rb:190:in `load'
	C:/chef/chef-workstation/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/3.0.0/gems/train-core-3.8.7/lib/train/transports/ssh_connection.rb:60:in `initialize'
	C:/chef/chef-workstation/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/3.0.0/gems/train-core-3.8.7/lib/train/transports/ssh.rb:291:in `new'
	C:/chef/chef-workstation/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/3.0.0/gems/train-core-3.8.7/lib/train/transports/ssh.rb:291:in `create_new_connection'
	C:/chef/chef-workstation/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/3.0.0/gems/train-core-3.8.7/lib/train/transports/ssh.rb:86:in `connection'
	C:/chef/chef-workstation/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/3.0.0/gems/chef-apply-0.9.2/lib/chef_apply/target_host.rb:117:in `connect!'
	... 7 more
Caused by: Net::SSH::AuthenticationFailed: Authentication failed for user <user>@mkkekkonen.fi
	C:/chef/chef-workstation/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/3.0.0/gems/net-ssh-6.1.0/lib/net/ssh.rb:268:in `start'
	C:/chef/chef-workstation/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/3.0.0/gems/train-core-3.8.7/lib/train/transports/ssh_connection.rb:213:in `establish_connection'
	... 28 more

[i5pranay93]

@mkkekkonen seems like something is wrong at your end , maybe check if it correct .pem, or username ,
I tried it on aws ubuntu machine with success
Here is command that works
chef-run ssh://ubuntu@ip-address-i ~/Downloads/mytest.pem recipes/default.rb
also this
chef-run ubuntu@ip-address -i ~/Downloads/mytest.pem recipes/default.rb

result

[✔] Packaging cookbook... done!
[✔] Generating local policyfile... exporting... done!
[✔] Applying chef-run-issue::default from /Users/prsingh/Documents/try-issue/chef-run-issue to target.
└── [✔] [ip-address] Successfully converged chef-run-issue::default.

Chef Version

Chef Workstation version: 22.2.802
Cookstyle version: 7.31.7
Chef Infra Client version: 17.9.52
Chef InSpec version: 4.52.9
Chef CLI version: 5.6.1
Chef Habitat version: 1.6.420
Test Kitchen version: 3.2.2

[i5pranay93]

@mkkekkonen can we close this or does the issue still persists?

[mkkekkonen]

@i5pranay93 Still persists