I get this error message when trying to create a shared ssh key in Mac osx Lion
scp .ssh/id_rsa.pub [email protected]:~/ ssh_exchange_identification: Connection closed by remote host lost connection -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe git" in the body of a message to [email protected] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html

