Mention ssh-keygen in ssh fingerprint changed warning

Bug: https://bugzilla.mindrot.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1843
Bug-Ubuntu: https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/686607
Last-Update: 2013-09-14

Patch-Name: mention-ssh-keygen-on-keychange.patch

1 files changed, 6 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/sshconnect.c b/sshconnect.c
index 91fd59a94..bda83b25e 100644
--- a/sshconnect.c
+++ b/sshconnect.c
@@ -981,9 +981,12 @@ check_host_key(char *hostname, struct sockaddr *hostaddr, u_short port,
                         error("%s. This could either mean that", key_msg);
                         error("DNS SPOOFING is happening or the IP address for the host");
                         error("and its host key have changed at the same time.");
-                        if (ip_status != HOST_NEW)
+                        if (ip_status != HOST_NEW) {
                                 error("Offending key for IP in %s:%lu",
                                     ip_found->file, ip_found->line);
+                                error("  remove with: ssh-keygen -f \"%s\" -R %s",
+                                    ip_found->file, ip);
+                        }
                 }
                 /* The host key has changed. */
                 warn_changed_key(host_key);
@@ -991,6 +994,8 @@ check_host_key(char *hostname, struct sockaddr *hostaddr, u_short port,
                     user_hostfiles[0]);
                 error("Offending %s key in %s:%lu", key_type(host_found->key),
                     host_found->file, host_found->line);
+                error("  remove with: ssh-keygen -f \"%s\" -R %s",
+                    host_found->file, host);
 
                 /*
                  * If strict host key checking is in use, the user will have