SSH identity file destroyed with default settings

[tronkko]

Deployer Version

v7.5.8

Target OS

Arch Linux

Which PHP version are you using?

PHP 8.3

Content of deploy.php or deploy.yaml

<?php

namespace Deployer;

host('staging')
    ->set('hostname', 'hops');

task('whoami', function () {
    run('whoami');
});

Steps to reproduce

1. Create an SSH identity file named hops

    cd ~/.ssh
    ssh-keygen -f hops
   

2. Ensure that hops and hops.pub exist the .ssh directory

3. Cd to the project directory containing the above deploy.php file

4. Run deployer as

    ./vendor/deployer/deployer/bin/dep whoami
   

After this step the SSH identity file ~/.ssh/hops is gone preventing you from connecting to the host again!

The problem is fixed by specifying the ssh control path in the deploy.php file as

host('staging')
    ->set('hostname', 'hops')
    ->set('ssh_control_path', '~/.ssh/hops.socket');

I hope that you change the default control path to avoid overwriting identity files by accident. For example, add ".socket" suffix to the file name or change the directory ~/.ssh/deployer or similar.

[antonmedv]

This sounds reasonable. Will add a fix.