confirm in Ubuntu-15.10 this bug still exists. in gnome3 nautilus how to invalidate the ssh host cache?
I can remove ~/.ssh/known_hosts (or by ssh-keygen -R ... that particular host) that resolved ssh command line login only; but in the file manager (nautilus) it prompts this error message, and I don't know where nautilus save the ssh host key cache? and how to invalidate Oops! Something went wrong. Unhandled error message: Host key verification failed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to nautilus in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/41738 Title: confusing error message when connection via ssh fails, because host key verification failed Status in Nautilus: Expired Status in nautilus package in Ubuntu: Invalid Bug description: If I connect to a server via "ssh://hostname" the connection fails, when the key changed. But the error message isn't "Host key verification failed" or something simmiliar, it's: Nautilus cannot display "ssh://hostname". Please select another viewer and try again. This is totally confusing, because you try solutions which won't fit the problem (changed or wrong host key). To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/nautilus/+bug/41738/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp