If you got the following error in Jenkins output using rsync:
Running "shell:sync" (shell) task
Host key verification failed.
rsync: connection unexpectedly closed (0 bytes received so far) [sender]
rsync error: error in rsync protocol data stream (code 12) at io.c(605) [sender=3.0.9]
Warning: Command failed: Host key verification failed.
rsync: connection unexpectedly closed (0 bytes received so far) [sender]
rsync error: error in rsync protocol data stream (code 12) at io.c(605) [sender=3.0.9]
Use --force to continue.
Try the following:
su -s /bin/bash jenkins, since Jenkins install doesn’t have login shell by default on CentOS- ssh into target server
- When prompt “Are you sure you want to continue connecting (yes/no)?”, type
yes - Rerun the job