[BBLISA] Mac users ssh client and changing host keys

[Daniel Feenberg]

Mohan may know different, but I would expect Mac users to use the built in 
client. I think we should suggest deleting the known_hosts file.

dan

On Thu, 23 Jan 2014, Alex Aminoff wrote:

>
> Hi folks.
>
> What is the typical way a Mac user uses ssh? Do they use the command-line ssh 
> client that comes with the OS, or do they download some app analogous to 
> putty on windows?
>
> We plan to renumber all our IP space, which will cause saved ssh host keys to 
> become invalid. Is there a well-known procedure or site with instructions 
> advising mac users on how to deal with this situation? I have found one 
> reference to ssh-keygen -R, and several that recommend just deleting 
> .ssh/known_hosts. I'm asking on the list because I'd like to get a sense of 
> what is common or best practice.
>
> Thanks,
>  - Alex Aminoff
>    NBER
>
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