Re: ssh issue that I don't understand

Andy Smith <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> On Sun, Jul 05, 2026 at 09:28:57PM +0100, Chris Green wrote:
> >     StrictHostKeyChecking no
> >     UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null
> > 
> > Like quite a few people nowadays I find it more of a nusiance than a
> > help.
> 
> lolwat
> 
> In a thread where you tell us you've been confused about which host you
> are trying to log in to, and if you had been trying a password you would
> have been typing it into someone else's server (!), you disable host key
> checking because "like quite a few people nowadays I find it more of a
> nuisance"
> 
> Please do spread the message to all these other wrong people you know!
> 
Well here's one post that I found in a few seconds:-

    https://linuxvox.com/blog/ssh-on-linux-disabling-host-key-checking-for-hosts-on-local-subnet-known-hosts/

Yes, it relates to having lots of local ssh hosts on a LAN, that's
basically my situation except for a couple of remote systems.

A search for "ssh disable known host check" produces a huge number of
hits, so I'm not alone! :-)