Comment 17 for bug 506332

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chris grzegorczyk (chris-grze) wrote : Re: [Bug 506332] Re: Can't login with SSH to Lucid UEC image - uec metadata service returns a string instead of a list of string for ssh public keys

Actually, this is not part of any of the EC2 specifications.

If there is a need to change the behaviour of Eucalyptus to remedy
this problem I will need more information about what differs between
the two. That is, the provided output indicates there is a
difference, but neither is the actual output and so I can't tell what
needs to be changed.

c

On Wed, Jan 13, 2010 at 6:05 AM, Scott Moser <email address hidden> wrote:
> yes, obviously there is something different in the server metadata
> output that makes the client parse it different.  by definition of api
> compatibility, that is a bug in the server.  I agree that the parsed
> eucalyptus data seems more sane, but thats not something that can be
> changed.
>
> --
> Can't login with SSH to Lucid UEC image - uec metadata service returns a string instead of a list of string for ssh public keys
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/506332
> You received this bug notification because you are a bug assignee.
>
> Status in Eucalyptus: Incomplete
> Status in “ec2-init” package in Ubuntu: Fix Released
> Status in “eucalyptus” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed
> Status in “ec2-init” source package in Lucid: Fix Released
> Status in “eucalyptus” source package in Lucid: Confirmed
>
> Bug description:
> Binary package hint: ec2-init
>
> Testing 20100112 UEC image (amd64) on UEC
> Instance starts OK, by when trying to connect through SSH, my key is refused:
>
> ttx@odyssey:~$ euca-run-instances -k mykey emi-6F0C1333 -t m1.large
> RESERVATION     r-3ABF0772      admin   admin-default
> INSTANCE        i-367506EE      emi-6F0C1333    0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 pending mykey   2010-01-12T10:05:12.947Z        eki-9E481847    eri-803C17BC
> ttx@odyssey:~$ ssh -i mykey.priv ubuntu@192.168.0.230
> Permission denied (publickey).
>
> Running the karmic UEC image on the same UEC setup succeeds, so it's something in the lucid image.
>
>
>

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