SSH Warning: “Remote host identification has changed”

SSH Warning: “Remote host identification has changed”


@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ @ WARNING: REMOTE HOST IDENTIFICATION HAS CHANGED! @ @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ 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 the RSA host key has just been changed. The fingerprint for the RSA key sent by the remote host is a8:6a:60:5a:48:64:ac:90:33:b9:f2:7c:be:56:92:81. Please contact your system administrator. Add correct host key in /var/root/.ssh/known_hosts to get rid of this message. Offending key in /var/root/.ssh/known_hosts:3 RSA host key for napster has changed and you have requested strict checking. Host key verification failed.

Though this warning looks pretty much scary but the reason for this is very much simple and the solution as well.

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