fence_ilo_ssh reports "Failed: You have to use identity file together with ssh connection (-x)" when specifying an identify_file (-k) in a RHEL 7 High Availability cluster

Solution Unverified - Updated -

Issue

  • If feeding arguments via STDIN to fence_ilo4_ssh, it will not recognize the identity_file parameter
# fence_ilo4_ssh 
ipaddr=192.168.1.10
secure
identity_file=/root/.ssh/stonith-key
inet4_only
action=reboot
login=stonith
verbose
shell_timeout=5
login_timeout=5
Failed: You have to use identity file together with ssh connection (-x)
  • If I run fence_ilo_ssh with -k to supply an identify file, it tells me I need to use -x.
  • fence_ilo_ssh or fence_ilo4_ssh fails when I provide an identify_file

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 7 with the High Availability Add On
  • One or more stonith devices configured to use fence_ilo_ssh or fence_ilo4_ssh.
    • This device is not configured with secure="1" in the CIB, or is being executed manually without -x or --ssh on the command line, or is being executed manually without secure="1" on stdin

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