Unable to add Key Based credential for Linux

[anthonyspiteri79]

I'm trying to add a Linux server which is on AWS to be a repo...I need to use key based authentication.

https://anthonyspiteri.net/quick-post-c ... epository/

Works no problems from the Console as per the blog above. However getting this error when trying to add it via PowerShell.

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PS C:\Users\adm.anthony.spiteri\Downloads> $LinuxKey="C:\Users\adm.anthony.spiteri\Downloads\KEY-VEEAM-03.pem"
PS C:\Users\adm.anthony.spiteri\Downloads> Add-VBRCredentials -Type LinuxPubKey -User $LinuxUsername -PrivateKeyPath $LinuxKey

cmdlet Add-VBRCredentials at command pipeline position 1
Supply values for the following parameters:
Password:
Add-VBRCredentials : The type initializer for 'Veeam.Backup.Common.RuntimeApplication' threw an exception.
At line:1 char:1
+ Add-VBRCredentials -Type LinuxPubKey -User $LinuxUsername -ElevateToR ...
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    + CategoryInfo          : NotSpecified: (:) [Add-VBRCredentials], TypeInitializationException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : System.TypeInitializationException,Veeam.Backup.PowerShell.Cmdlets.AddVBRCredentials
ref:_00D30RWR._5000e1Miy37:ref

[tsightler]

Hi Anthony. I don't have any issue adding Linux public key credentials via Add-VBRCredentials. The only think that jumps out to me is that I believe "-Password" is required, so if your PEM file is not encrypted then you should use -Password "". That being said, it kinda seems like the error you posted is from a different command as I see -ElevateToR... in the line.

I just ran this on my U3a instance and it worked just fine:

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$LinuxKey="C:\Users\notyouradmin\Documents\SSH Keys\veeamagent.pem"
Add-VBRCredentials -Type LinuxPubKey -User "deleteme" -Password "" -PrivateKeyPath $LinuxKey

Does your PEM file have both public and private key in it? Perhaps that's tripping up the Powershell, I haven't tested that yet.

[anthonyspiteri79]

Got it working...on 3a.

My testing was on the U4 BETA! That's throwing the exception. Didn't think to try a normal GA build.