provisioner "file" {
source = "index.html"
destination = "/tmp/index.html"
connection {
type = "ssh"
user = "ec2-user"
private_key = "id_rsa"
host = "self"
}
}
aws_instance.web: Provisioning with 'file'...
Terraform Error: Failed to read ssh private key: no key foundCode language: JavaScript (javascript)Solutions
private_key – The contents of an SSH key to use for the connection. These can be loaded from a file on disk using the file function. This takes preference over the password if provided.
private_key = “file(/Users/rajeshkumar/.ssh/id_rsa)”
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