[Ti] decompressing a file while its on a server - slightly off topic :-)

[Chris Olson]

On Dec 27, 2005, at 11:53 PM, T Molnar wrote:

> I gave it a try through terminal and the connect to server dialogue  
> box,  but my host key verification failed :-(
> First the ssh protocol 1 wasn't accepted by the server, then when I  
> changed it to protocol 2
>  the server responded and warned me my host key had been altered.   
> And so exited my request.

You evidently logged in (or tried to log in) using a different  
combination of hostname or username/password combo at some point, and  
have duplicate host keys in ~/.ssh/known_hosts for the host IP.  If  
you don't SSH to lots of different machines and have no need to save  
the host keys it's easiest to not fix the problem and just delete the  
file, letting the SSH client re-create it.

 From Terminal do:
rm ~/.ssh/known_hosts

to remove the file.  Note the dot in front of .ssh - it's a hidden  
directory.  Then try logging in again without using the Connect to  
Server browser.  At the command line simply type in:
ssh hostname

replacing hostname with the actual host.  It'll say the authenticity  
of the host can't be established, cat the RSA key fingerprint, and  
ask if you really want to connect to this host.  Type in "yes" and  
it'll prompt you for your password, then connect.
-- 
Chris

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