Where is the known_hosts file?

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#1

I’ve been looking for the known_hosts file for duplicacy web edition. I saw on another post it was mentioned to be in `.duplicacy-web/repositories/localhost/all/.duplicacy/known_hosts but I don’t have anything here.

I have the following error Failed to create the sftp client: ssh: handshake failed: The host key for ‘my ip here’ has changed

I am running it on Ubuntu running from the deb package.
Thanks in advance!

#2

.duplicacy-web/repositories/localhost/0/.duplicacy/known_hosts ?

What deb package?

#3

Apologies the installer package from the site.
Thinking about it I don’t think there is another install method anyway.

Does anyone have any idea where this hosts file is please or need anymore info on my setup?

Thanks.

#4

Done some more digging on this and tried clearing keys with:

ssh-keygen -R

With no luck. Also removed the entries from the default known_hosts file within my user’s home directory with no luck.
I’m still getting, Failed to create the sftp client: ssh: handshake failed: The host key for ‘my ip here’ has changed

So it seems like I just need to delete the host key to have it allow the new one but I can’t for the life of me find where the key is stored with Duplicacy.

#5

Check the backup log (by clicking on the status). The first line should be like this:

Running backup command from /Users/user/.duplicacy-web/repositories/localhost/0 to back up /Users/user/duplicacy

This tells you that the repository directory is /Users/user/.duplicacy-web/repositories/localhost/0 and you should be able to find the known_hosts file under /Users/user/.duplicacy-web/repositories/localhost/0/.duplicacy.

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#6

Thanks I’ll check this when I can, I think I only have localhost and restores in the repository’s directory from memory.
I’ll check the logs and report back.

#7

How about the first question?

Did you check /0/? Is not known hosts file there?

#8

Seems the logs have gone as I removed the storage to try re adding it when messing with removing the key from the user hosts file. Are they stored anywhere else?
I don’t have a localhost/0/ directory just localhost, in side this is all and restore directorys.

Apologies I’m still pretty early in my ubuntu learning.
Thanks.

#9

Try to the run backup job again and you should get a new log.

#10

I removed the storage when trying to fix this so the job no longer exists and I can’t re add the storage with this issue.

My bad should of grabbed the logs first.