On Tue, 2005-05-17 at 12:42 -0400, James Larkby-Lahet wrote: > >> *However* > >> SSH version 4 and higher contain an option to hash the known_hosts > >> database. Here's what the ssh config documentation has to say about > >> this: > > I, for one, have frequently had to edit known_hosts manually. > Experimental box dies, you reformat, new keys are generated, and then > ssh flips its lid, which _is_ a feature. But, then I have to remove > the offending line, and if the hostnames are hashed how am I to do > that? ssh tells you on which line the offending key is, that's how I delete them - it is easier than looking for the hostname.
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