Re: Disabling RSA host key check temporarily
Dotan Cohen wrote:
> After reinstalling the OS on my desktop, SSHing in gives me this error:
>
> $ ssh -X user@x.x.x.x
> @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@
> @ WARNING: REMOTE HOST IDENTIFICATION HAS CHANGED! @
> @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@
> IT IS POSSIBLE THAT SOMEONE IS DOING SOMETHING NASTY!
> Someone could be eavesdropping on you right now (man-in-the-middle attack)!
> It is also possible that the RSA host key has just been changed.
> The fingerprint for the RSA key sent by the remote host is
> 96:49:8f:d9:f4:a5:98:a8:52:f6:c0:d7:d1:58:aa:a0.
> Please contact your system administrator.
> Add correct host key in /home/hardy1/.ssh/known_hosts to get rid of
> this message.
> Offending key in /home/hardy1/.ssh/known_hosts:28
> RSA host key for 192.168.0.100 has changed and you have requested
> strict checking.
> Host key verification failed.
>
>
>
> Is there a way to override the check, and to have it accept the new
> key? I went through the SSH manpage and there was no mention of an
> override command.
>
> Dotan Cohen
>
> http://what-is-what.com
> http://gibberish.co.il
>
>
same thing happens to me when im constantly changing distros on my
laptop, i do this:
sudo rm /home/hardy1/.ssh/known_hosts
whether thats the right way or not i cant say, but it works.
steve
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