Public bug reported:
I came across this error when I updated one of my servers.
Add correct host key in /home/scott/.ssh/known_hosts to get rid of this message.
Offending key in /home/scott/.ssh/known_hosts:2
RSA host key for (server) has changed and you have requested strict checking.
This was completely expected, as I had just updated the server, however
when I edited known_hosts I wasn't sure which key it was. There was no
text description of the server names in that file.
Only later did I learn that the :2 above meant "on line 2". What would have
helped me greatly here is if the line:
"Offending key in /home/scott/.ssh/known_hosts:2" instead said
"Offending key in /home/scott/.ssh/known_hosts on line 2"
Should be a simple change, but for me it would have saved a good half hour
while I looked up man pages trying to find the nonexistent "reask for the key
when I connect to this one" setting.
ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: amd64
Dependencies:
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.04
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Package: ssh None [modified: /var/lib/dpkg/info/ssh.list]
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcEnviron:
PATH=(custom, user)
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: openssh
Uname: Linux 2.6.28-11-generic x86_64
UnreportableReason: This is not a genuine Ubuntu package
** Affects: openssh (Ubuntu)
Importance: Wishlist
Status: New
** Tags: amd64 apport-bug usability
** Changed in: openssh (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided => Wishlist
** Tags added: usability
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Clarify the offending known_hosts line number when ssh key has changed
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/424053
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