Can private_key be used as a property for a server?
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Description
The documentation on configuring a server is thin.
I have this in Rexfile:
group "lightsails", "ilwu_big" => { user => 'my_user', private_key => '/path/to/key.pem' };
task 'uptime', 'ilwu_big', sub {
say run 'uptime';
};
However, authentication fails. If I add the following above the task, however:
private_key '/path/to/key.pem';
The task runs.
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Research direction
Start with the Rexfile examples for the group server configuration and the private_key entry point, then compare the group property with the standalone private_key call used by the uptime task. Confirm whether both forms are intended to authenticate the server; done means the supported behavior is clarified and the documentation or configuration handling is made consistent.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- perl
- Domain
- devops, infrastructure
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 42/100