[Bug 872] SSH client fails for non-root users with "Host key verification failed"

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http://bugzilla.mindrot.org/show_bug.cgi?id=872





------- Additional Comments From bugzilla.mindrot.org at foxtail.org  2004-05-24 06:16 -------
The "Host key verification failed" message persists even after DISPLAY is unset.
 Here's a transcript of a session showing the error messages with and without
DISPLAY set, and a successful Password: prompt when run as root.  (I can attach
output of ssh -vvv if it would be helpful)

Script started on Sun May 23 13:05:27 2004
[MY_USERNAME at epic] ~ [501]$ echo $DISPLAY

[MY_USERNAME at epic] ~ [502]$ echo $SSH_ASKPASS

[MY_USERNAME at epic] ~ [503]$ ssh grace.speakeasy.net
Host key verification failed.
[MY_USERNAME at epic] ~ [504]$ DISPLAY=:0 ssh grace.speakeasy.net
ssh_askpass: exec(/usr/lib/misc/ssh-askpass): No such file or directory
Host key verification failed.
[MY_USERNAME at epic] ~ [505]$ su
Password: 
[root at epic] /home/MY_USERNAME [500]$ echo $DISPLAY

[root at epic] /home/MY_USERNAME [501]$ echo $ASKPASS

[root at epic] /home/MY_USERNAME [502]$ ssh MY_USERNAME at grace.speakeasy.net
Password: 
[root at epic] /home/MY_USERNAME [503]$ exit
[MY_USERNAME at epic] ~ [506]$ 
Script done on Sun May 23 13:06:24 2004



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