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Re: ssh problem

Cédric Bouttes wrote:
I have a problem with ssh on cygwin.

When i use : ssh localhost i have the following
message and so i can't connect on ssh locally

The authenticity of host 'localhost (127.0.0.1)' can't
be established.
RSA key fingerprint is
7a:83:37:4b:d2:e0:b7:f5:2a:30:a3:4b:db:26:bc:07.
Are you sure you want to continue connecting (yes/no)?
yes
Failed to add the host to the list of known hosts
(/home/Cedric/.ssh/known_hosts).
Cedric@localhost's password:

Why ?

Sounds like your ~/.ssh/known_hosts is not writable.

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