Public ssh key not working with launchd

I have a simple shell script that has only a couple lines:
rm /Volumes/drive/folder/*
scp -r [email protected]:/Volumes/drive/folder/
the "admin_user" account has an ssh key to be able to connect to the remote server without having to enter in a password.
if i run this script manually, as "admin_user", it works.
i need this to run via launchd at a set time every day, which i've successfully configured, with the UserName key. the script does run via launchd and it successfully deletes the files (the first line of the script).
it is failing, when run via launchd, with the second line. the files are never copied.
the log shows that the ssh key isn't working:
12/19/08 10:43:00 AM edu.example.xxxxxxxml[1386] Permission denied (publickey,gssapi-keyex,gssapi-with-mic).
i'm not sure what i need to do differently as far as configuring the keys.
many thanks,
chris

here is the verbose log... i am not an ssh or sshd_config expert so any guidance is appreciated!:
{quote}
admin_user12/23/08 10:34:00 AM edu.example.deptxxxml[26285] Agent pid 26287
12/23/08 10:34:00 AM edu.example.deptxxxml[26285] Enter passphrase for /Users/adminuser/.ssh/idrsa:
12/23/08 10:34:00 AM edu.example.deptxxxml[26285] Executing: program /usr/bin/ssh host testserver.example.edu, user admin_user, command scp -v -r -f /Volumes/drive/inc/data/dept/
12/23/08 10:34:00 AM edu.example.deptxxxml[26285] OpenSSH_5.1p1, OpenSSL 0.9.7l 28 Sep 2006
12/23/08 10:34:00 AM edu.example.deptxxxml[26285] debug1: Reading configuration data /etc/ssh_config
12/23/08 10:34:00 AM edu.example.deptxxxml[26285] debug1: Connecting to testserver.example.edu [1xx.xx.117.3] port 22.
12/23/08 10:34:00 AM edu.example.deptxxxml[26285] debug1: Connection established.
12/23/08 10:34:00 AM edu.example.deptxxxml[26285] debug1: identity file /Users/admin_user/.ssh/identity type -1
12/23/08 10:34:00 AM edu.example.deptxxxml[26285] debug1: identity file /Users/adminuser/.ssh/idrsa type 1
12/23/08 10:34:00 AM edu.example.deptxxxml[26285] debug1: identity file /Users/adminuser/.ssh/iddsa type -1
12/23/08 10:34:00 AM edu.example.deptxxxml[26285] debug1: Remote protocol version 2.0, remote software version OpenSSH_4.7
12/23/08 10:34:00 AM edu.example.deptxxxml[26285] debug1: match: OpenSSH_4.7 pat OpenSSH*
12/23/08 10:34:00 AM edu.example.deptxxxml[26285] debug1: Enabling compatibility mode for protocol 2.0
12/23/08 10:34:00 AM edu.example.deptxxxml[26285] debug1: Local version string SSH-2.0-OpenSSH_5.1
12/23/08 10:34:00 AM edu.example.deptxxxml[26285] debug1: SSH2MSGKEXINIT sent
12/23/08 10:34:00 AM edu.example.deptxxxml[26285] debug1: SSH2MSGKEXINIT received
12/23/08 10:34:00 AM edu.example.deptxxxml[26285] debug1: kex: server->client aes128-cbc hmac-md5 none
12/23/08 10:34:00 AM edu.example.deptxxxml[26285] debug1: kex: client->server aes128-cbc hmac-md5 none
12/23/08 10:34:00 AM edu.example.deptxxxml[26285] debug1: SSH2MSG_KEX_DH_GEXREQUEST(1024<1024<8192) sent
12/23/08 10:34:00 AM edu.example.deptxxxml[26285] debug1: expecting SSH2MSG_KEX_DH_GEXGROUP
12/23/08 10:34:00 AM edu.example.deptxxxml[26285] debug1: SSH2MSG_KEX_DH_GEXINIT sent
12/23/08 10:34:00 AM edu.example.deptxxxml[26285] debug1: expecting SSH2MSG_KEX_DH_GEXREPLY
12/23/08 10:34:00 AM edu.example.deptxxxml[26285] debug1: Host 'testserver.example.edu' is known and matches the RSA host key.
12/23/08 10:34:00 AM edu.example.deptxxxml[26285] debug1: Found key in /Users/adminuser/.ssh/knownhosts:1
12/23/08 10:34:00 AM edu.example.deptxxxml[26285] debug1: sshrsaverify: signature correct
12/23/08 10:34:00 AM edu.example.deptxxxml[26285] debug1: SSH2MSGNEWKEYS sent
12/23/08 10:34:00 AM edu.example.deptxxxml[26285] debug1: expecting SSH2MSGNEWKEYS
12/23/08 10:34:00 AM edu.example.deptxxxml[26285] debug1: SSH2MSGNEWKEYS received
12/23/08 10:34:00 AM edu.example.deptxxxml[26285] debug1: SSH2MSG_SERVICEREQUEST sent
12/23/08 10:34:00 AM edu.example.deptxxxml[26285] debug1: SSH2MSG_SERVICEACCEPT received
12/23/08 10:34:00 AM edu.example.deptxxxml[26285] debug1: Authentications that can continue: publickey,gssapi-keyex,gssapi-with-mic
12/23/08 10:34:00 AM edu.example.deptxxxml[26285] debug1: Next authentication method: gssapi-keyex
12/23/08 10:34:00 AM edu.example.deptxxxml[26285] debug1: No valid Key exchange context
12/23/08 10:34:00 AM edu.example.deptxxxml[26285] debug1: Next authentication method: gssapi-with-mic
12/23/08 10:34:00 AM edu.example.deptxxxml[26285] debug1: Unspecified GSS failure. Minor code may provide more information
12/23/08 10:34:00 AM edu.example.deptxxxml[26285] No credentials cache found
12/23/08 10:34:00 AM edu.example.deptxxxml[26285] debug1: Unspecified GSS failure. Minor code may provide more information
12/23/08 10:34:00 AM edu.example.deptxxxml[26285] No credentials cache found
12/23/08 10:34:00 AM edu.example.deptxxxml[26285] debug1: Unspecified GSS failure. Minor code may provide more information
12/23/08 10:34:00 AM edu.example.deptxxxml[26285] debug1: Next authentication method: publickey
12/23/08 10:34:00 AM edu.example.deptxxxml[26285] debug1: Trying private key: /Users/admin_user/.ssh/identity
12/23/08 10:34:00 AM edu.example.deptxxxml[26285] debug1: Offering public key: /Users/adminuser/.ssh/idrsa
12/23/08 10:34:00 AM edu.example.deptxxxml[26285] debug1: Server accepts key: pkalg ssh-rsa blen 277
12/23/08 10:34:00 AM edu.example.deptxxxml[26285] debug1: PEMreadPrivateKey failed
12/23/08 10:34:00 AM edu.example.deptxxxml[26285] debug1: read PEM private key done: type <unknown>
12/23/08 10:34:00 AM edu.example.deptxxxml[26285] debug1: read_passphrase: can't open /dev/tty: Device not configured
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