From 3ee922011ffd18ece9b12d03398fad0650d77d80 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Michael Stanclift <mstanclift@vmware.com>
Date: Mon, 25 May 2020 13:18:23 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] Tests SSH before running

---
 gravity-sync.sh | 6 ++++++
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)

diff --git a/gravity-sync.sh b/gravity-sync.sh
index 991e493..ff77bde 100755
--- a/gravity-sync.sh
+++ b/gravity-sync.sh
@@ -295,6 +295,12 @@ function validate_os_sshpass {
     fi
 	
 	echo -e "$INFO $MESSAGE"
+	
+	MESSAGE="Testing SSH Connection"
+	echo -e "$STAT $MESSAGE"
+	${sshpassword}ssh -o ConnectTimeout=5 -o BatchMode=yes -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no ${REMOTE_USER}@${REMOTE_HOST} 'exit'
+		error_validate
+	
 }
 
 # List GS Arguments