Troubleshooting

When generating an SSH public/private key pair, OPENSSH PKCS#8 formatted private keys as administrative passwords is not supported. These types of keys use the following format:

-----BEGIN OPENSSH PRIVATE KEY-----<value>-----END OPENSSH PRIVATE KEY-----

The following may also appear in the logs:

agtpython.exe Warning: Failed to connect with Python fabric error [OPENSSH PKCS#8 format private keys as admin passwords not supported].

The PKCS#8 keys are generated using a command such as " ssh-keygen ". The underlying Python framework uses Paramiko and does not currently handle private keys as administrative passwords in PKCS#8 format.

Instead, the " -m pem " option must be used: ssh-keygen -m pem -t rsa.

When generating an SSH public/private key pair and using a command such as ssh-keygen -m pem -t rsa , the passphrase must be blank/empty. This is for Scenario One above when using a private key value as the administrator password.