How to fix REMOTE HOST IDENTIFICATION HAS CHANGED SSH Error! Step by step

Опубликовано: 04 Май 2026
на канале: The Network Viking
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user@hostname ~]$ ssh root@hostname @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ @
WARNING: REMOTE HOST IDENTIFICATION HAS CHANGED!
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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 a host key has just been changed. The fingerprint for the RSA key sent by the remote host is 6e:45:f9:a8:af:38:3d:a1:a5:c7:76:1d:02:f8:77:00. Please contact your system administrator. Add correct host key in /home/hostname /.ssh/known_hosts to get rid of this message. Offending RSA key in /var/lib/sss/pubconf/known_hosts:4 RSA host key for pong has changed and you have requested strict checking.
Host key verification failed

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