turn off one pi from another?

[ViolentMonk]

I was wondering if I could in some way turn off a pi running raspbian using a pi with openelec so I don't have to turn my pc on just to turn it off. also as a last resort how well does an IR sensor work with raspbian? I got one working with openelec but I don't want build a second IR if theres another way.

[W. H. Heydt]

Use ssh (or PuTTY) to get from one Pi to the other. Issue the shutdown command. Done.

I occasionally do that (though both Pis are running Raspbian). More commonly I use on Pi to shut down a particular process on the other.

[ViolentMonk]

can you send an ssh command from openelec? also I said before I don't want to use a PC with putty to turn it off.

[W. H. Heydt]

can you send an ssh command from openelec? also I said before I don't want to use a PC with putty to turn it off.

PuTTY certain runs on Raspbian (I've never used openELEC so I couldn't say if there is a version there), but you need to bring up the GUI to do so. PuTTY is useful for having one or more available configs with different settings, or for people who have issues with command line (not just "afraid of", but also "which options do I need this time?").

[ViolentMonk]

I was wanting the ssh to come from openelec not raspbian because the other pi is headless. I have an IR remote/receiver for my openelec pi to turn it off. would it be best just to get another receiver for the headless or is there a way to ssh from openelec?

[ghans]

Check the OpenELEC forum on how to get to the command-line.
I suppose OpenELEC is the wrong distro , it doesn't have
package managment and X. I guess a commandline SSH client
might still be included.


AFAIK on RaspBMC you can install anything you could on
Raspbian , including a desktop and then PuTTY.

ghans

[dspolleke]

Sure,

on both raspberry Pi's you issue (as root)
ssh-keygen

and create a keypair WITHOUT a passphrase(just enter)

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openelec:~ # ssh-keygen 
Generating public/private rsa key pair.
Enter file in which to save the key (/storage/.ssh/id_rsa): 
Enter passphrase (empty for no passphrase): 
Enter same passphrase again: 
Your identification has been saved in /storage/.ssh/id_rsa.
Your public key has been saved in /storage/.ssh/id_rsa.pub.
The key fingerprint is:
03:73:af:9f:6b:d0:f8:8b:d4:b9:b6:b0:5d:3b:5e:24 root@openelec
The key's randomart image is:
+--[ RSA 2048]----+
|                 |
|                 |
|      o .        |
|       + .       |
|        So. E .  |
|        o+.. o   |
|        +oo . .  |
|       . *++.o   |
|        ooO=o.   |
+-----------------+
openelec:~ # 

look at the Public part of the key
and paste that into the authorized keys file of the other pi

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openelec:~ # cat .ssh/id_rsa.pub 
ssh-rsa AAAAB3NzaC1yc2EAAAADAQABAAABAQDNrkOU5qu8Isy1gO5ibBu2su6IJoBU/AmVF8wpnLMLxnyf7BzJPPp7wUNJMOFc8o49XZkNnM5JaSJWXGil89GNsb804LdqB0yieGwm9RFSL2xiilEF7i7pcSeS9WHDSk9wIMaB6/L4LZPqcWZtCwt/K0yfOCUHO5Wt7sqDTUfPia6QgjKGqiG5jmLk1Xel592iS4P4Mcc5WUuaRZH9w0BFJTN9aVhA3a0J0Rar/E7kgherteCNRCEyjbSMrV3WysmXZhdp3rFXy924HuO24UPtKC76MAgsz1h/dQyLUASkPOwXSxJVf+jpdi0XdITHxzJO91jOE9V4kfk4qUX2Oe4X root@openelec

vi .ssh/authorized_keyz

if you do so you can login from one pi to the other without being prompted for a password.
The two machines trust each other.

so if you create a script

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#!/bin/bash
host=192.168.2.123 # ip of other pi you want to shutdown
ssh $host "/sbin/halt "

and save it somewhere let see /root/remoteshutdown.sh make it executable (

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chmod +x  /root/remoteshutdown.sh

)
For the next step create a shortcut or a command... I googled a bit..

WARNING UNTESTED
take a look at
http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=140782

[ViolentMonk]

woo thank you! I think that's what I need I'll try it out and post if I mess it up or need more help.

[ViolentMonk]

welp it looks like I'm not very good at this so how do I install putty on raspbmc and start it?

[RaTTuS]

welp it looks like I'm not very good at this so how do I install putty on raspbmc and start it?

you don't need putty on raspbmc
just the sshd

[ghans]

Check the RaspBMC forums/ homepage /Wiki on how
to get to the commandline.


ghans

[Thaddy]

Actually, I am missing something in these replies

SSH into the second pi and then issuing ¨sudo halt" doesn't actually power off the Pi.
For that you also have to build a little hardware project with your pi that disconnects the power supply
There are many examples on how to do this on this forum:
For example: use a little relay circuit on the first pi to switch off the mains for the second Pi

Or even simpler and possibly cheaper: build a simple circuitbreaker that interrupts the 5 volt line for the second pi. This can easily be controlled from the first pi via GPIO.
Haven't seen a schematic for that yet, though it is VERY simple and probably costs you only a couple of wires and a resistor.

[ViolentMonk]

it says you get into commandline by hitting exit on xbmc then hit ESC on your keyboard...anyone know if i have to use a keyboard? i have a rc6 remote can I use that? I really don't have an extra keyboard..also I know it doesnt "power it off". I switch off the power using a surge protector and a wall light switch. I just want to be able to "safely" turn them off with sudo halt from the first pi then shut off the power when I leave the room.

[ghans]

Well , you could SSH into your Pi ...

Use PuTTY on Windows . Or MobaXTerm.

ghans

[ViolentMonk]

I don't mean to be rude ghans but did you read the title of the thread or any of my other posts? I need one raspberry to be turned off from a second raspberry connected to a tv screen while the other is headless without sshing from a PC other than to install or set up software/settings.

[ghans]

And thats what i'm suggesting. Using SSH to setup
dspollekes SSH-based solution. After that ,
you shouldn't need to SSH again from your PC.
I guess both Pis and your Laptop/Desktop are connected
to the same LAN ?


ghans

[ViolentMonk]

I create the authorized keys I just cant figure out how to "paste them" into each other's authorized keys file. :/ it keeps saying E492: Not an editor command: how do I actually add the keys?

[RaTTuS]

ssh-copy-id user@remotesystem

[ghans]

Was it really necessary to recommend vi to someone
who does not know how to use it ?


ghans

[ViolentMonk]

when I try to ssh the key from one to the other is says there is no such file or directory.

EDIT: I put in sudo scp /home/pi/keypair3.pub pi@192.168.0.188:keys(.170 for the second)
it looks like I got one to cooperate and accept the keypair thing but the other says access is denied. :,(

[RaTTuS]

http://www.raspberrypi.org/phpBB3/viewt ... 44#p404121
is how you move keys to a remote system