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Are you sure you want to continue connecting (yes/no)?

Hi,

On Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server release 5.4 (Tikanga),
I am trying to create a script that will automatically install software on a remote server.
I have it's root password and there are no security issues.
When I run the ssh/scp commands I get the question in the title.
I am looking for a way to automatically acknowledge this question

My code looks somthing like this:

ssh-keygen -R ${DG_NODE}
rm -rf ~root/.ssh/id_rsa*
alias scp='scp -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -o BatchMode=yes '
ssh-keygen -q -t rsa -f aaa -N "" -f ~root/.ssh/id_rsa
scp ~root/.ssh/id_rsa.pub root@${DG_NODE}:~root/.ssh/authorized_keys

Using the -o UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null option did not help as well.
Thanks

jackiechen858

Edit /etc/ssh/ssh_config:

StrictHostKeyChecking no

Jan Bacher

If you have copied the public key over and performed a manual ssh or scp using that from/to account, then you shouldn't be asked again unless the keys change.

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Jan Bacher

known_hosts gets automatically updated with each new connection. The author should not have to manually modify that file.

Papertrip

known_hosts gets automatically updated with each new connection. The author should not have to manually modify that file.

I don't think anyone is suggesting that.