Since v1.5.3 anacron-like jobs keeps asking for SSH key password - release critical (was: scheduled backup with anacron doesn't work anymore)

[big-ant]

I do have backintime configured with anacron, worked like a charm before v1.5.3. Now I get every 15 minutes the attached password query. The SSH Key file is not password protected. Same issue if I set a password to the private ssh key file.

Manual execution in terminal works fine instead:

_/usr/sbin/backintime backup
WARNING: Determined normalized locale code "de_DE.UTF-8" (from language code "de") not available (or invalid). The code will be ignored. This might lead to unusual display of dates and timestamps, but it does not affect the functionality of the application. Used locale is "('de_CH', 'UTF-8')".

Back In Time
Version: 1.5.3

Back In Time comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY.
This is free software, and you are welcome to redistribute it
under certain conditions; type `backintime --license' for details.

WARNING: Determined normalized locale code "de_DE.UTF-8" (from language code "de") not available (or invalid). The code will be ignored. This might lead to unusual display of dates and timestamps, but it does not affect the functionality of the application. Used locale is "('de_CH', 'UTF-8')".
INFO: Lock
INFO: Mountpoint /root/.local/share/backintime/mnt/24700AAF/mountpoint is already mounted
INFO: Take a new snapshot. Profile: 1 backant
INFO: Call rsync to take the snapshot
INFO: Save config file
INFO: Save permissions
INFO: Mountpoint /root/.local/share/backintime/mnt/24700AAF/mountpoint still in use. Keep mounted.
INFO: Unlock_

Crontab:

_#Back In Time system entry, this will be edited by the gui:
*/15 * * * * /usr/sbin/nice -n19 /usr/sbin/ionice -c2 -n7 /usr/sbin/backintime backup-job >/dev/null_

_[root@xxx]# backintime --diagnostics
WARNING: Determined normalized locale code "de_DE.UTF-8" (from language code "de") not available (or invalid). The code will be ignored. This might lead to unusual display of dates and timestamps, but it does not affect the functionality of the application. Used locale is "('de_CH', 'UTF-8')".
WARNING: Determined normalized locale code "de_DE.UTF-8" (from language code "de") not available (or invalid). The code will be ignored. This might lead to unusual display of dates and timestamps, but it does not affect the functionality of the application. Used locale is "('de_CH', 'UTF-8')".
qt.qpa.theme.dbus: Session DBus not running.
qt.qpa.theme.dbus: Application will not react to setting changes.
 Check your DBus installation.
{
    "backintime": {
        "name": "Back In Time",
        "version": "1.5.3",
        "running-as-root": false,
        "latest-config-version": 6,
        "local-config-file": "/root/.config/backintime/config",
        "local-config-file-found": true,
        "global-config-file": "/etc/backintime/config",
        "global-config-file-found": false,
        "started-from": "/usr/share/backintime/common",
        "user-callback": "/root/.config/backintime/user-callback",
        "keyring-supported": false
    },
    "host-setup": {
        "OS": {
            "/etc/os-release": "EndeavourOS",
            "/etc/arch-release": "\n",
            "/etc/lsb-release": "DISTRIB_ID=\"EndeavourOS\"\nDISTRIB_RELEASE=\"rolling\"\nDISTRIB_DESCRIPTION=\"EndeavourOS Linux\"\nDISTRIB_CODENAME=\"rolling\"\n"
        },
        "platform": "Linux-6.6.63-1-lts-x86_64-with-glibc2.40",
        "system": "Linux #1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Fri, 22 Nov 2024 15:39:56 +0000",
        "display-system": "wayland",
        "locale": "de_CH, UTF-8",
        "PATH": "/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/var/lib/flatpak/exports/bin:/usr/lib/jvm/default/bin:/usr/bin/site_perl:/usr/bin/vendor_perl:/usr/bin/core_perl",
        "RSYNC_OLD_ARGS": "(not set)",
        "RSYNC_PROTECT_ARGS": "(not set)"
    },
    "python-setup": {
        "python": "3.12.7 main Oct  1 2024 11:15:50 CPython GCC 14.2.1 20240910",
        "python-executable": "/usr/bin/python",
        "python-executable-symlink": true,
        "python-executable-resolved": "/usr/bin/python3.12",
        "sys.path": [
            "/usr/share/backintime/qt/plugins",
            "/usr/share/backintime/common/plugins",
            "/usr/share/backintime/plugins",
            "/usr/share/backintime/common",
            "/usr/lib/python312.zip",
            "/usr/lib/python3.12",
            "/usr/lib/python3.12/lib-dynload",
            "/usr/lib/python3.12/site-packages"
        ],
        "qt": {
            "Version": "PyQt 6.8.0.dev2410211537 / Qt 6.8.0",
            "Theme": "Adwaita",
            "Theme Search Paths": [
                "/var/lib/flatpak/exports/share/icons",
                "/usr/share/icons",
                ":/icons"
            ],
            "Fallback Theme": "",
            "Fallback Search Paths": []
        }
    },
    "external-programs": {
        "rsync": {
            "version": "3.3.0",
            "protocol": "31.0",
            "capabilities": "file_bits: 64; inum_bits: 64; timestamp_bits: 64; long_int_bits: 64; socketpairs: True; symlinks: True; symtimes: True; hardlinks: True; hardlink_specials: True; hardlink_symlinks: True; IPv6: True; atimes: True; batchfiles: True; inplace: True; append: True; ACLs: True; xattrs: True; secluded_args: optional; iconv: True; prealloc: True; stop_at: True; crtimes: False",
            "optimizations": "SIMD_roll: True; asm_roll: False; openssl_crypto: True; asm_MD5: False",
            "checksum_list": "xxh128, xxh3, xxh64, md5, md4, sha1, none",
            "compress_list": "zstd, lz4, zlibx, zlib, none",
            "daemon_auth_list": "sha512, sha256, sha1, md5, md4"
        },
        "ssh": "OpenSSH_9.9p1, OpenSSL 3.4.0 22 Oct 2024",
        "sshfs": "3.7.3",
        "encfs": "(no encfs)",
        "shell": "/bin/bash",
        "shell-version": "GNU bash, version 5.2.37(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)"
    }
}

[buhtz]

Hello Roman,

Thank you for taking the time to report the bug and providing the details. I appreciate your feedback, will investigate the issue,
and work on a solution to the best of my ability.

Can you send me a screenshot of your Manage profiles (first tab) window please.

If you have any more details to share, feel free to reach out.

Not sure when we'll find the time to work on it. But currently I categorize this as release critical. So this issue need to be investigated and fixed before the next release. I am assuming that I might have introduced this behavior not long ago.

Please see the projects background information to get an idea about our workflow and priorities:

• Maintenance status
• The team
• Strategy outline / Roadmap

Best regards,

[big-ant]

Maybe important to mention that my NAS is not constantly online and only running between 7pm and 11pm as I don't want it to run 24 hours a day. As soon as my NAS is online again the snapshot is executed on the next 15 minute time period.

Yesterday I did revert to v1.5.2 which is running smoothly instead ...