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Title
Error profiling host: Public key for host is currently in use -
Description
Running Profile host task and get this error:
Error profiling host failed. Public key for host is currently in use. The key must be unique, or
enable duplicate SSH public keys in System Settings) -
Cause
The machines have been cloned and have the same ssh keys.
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Resolution
1 - rm -f /etc/ssh/ssh_host_*
2 - ssh-keygen -t rsa -f /etc/ssh/ssh_host_rsa_key
3 - ssh-keygen -t dsa -f /etc/ssh/ssh_host_dsa_key
4 - ssh-keygen -t rsa1 -f /etc/ssh/ssh_host_rsa1_key
5 - service sshd restart
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