[SOLVED] Offending RSA key in /u/.ssh/known_hosts during git clone on windows

Issue

I am trying to git clone a repository on my windows machine, with:

git clone -b <branch> ssh://<host>

I have already added the keys, and deleted the existing known_hosts file in C:\Users<username>.ssh

But the git clone fails with

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@    WARNING: REMOTE HOST IDENTIFICATION HAS CHANGED!     @
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IT IS POSSIBLE THAT SOMEONE IS DOING SOMETHING NASTY!
Someone could be eavesdropping on you right now (man-in-the-middle attack)!
It is also possible that a host key has just been changed.
The fingerprint for the DSA key sent by the remote host is
SHA256:<fingerprint>.
Please contact your system administrator.
Add correct host key in /u/.ssh/known_hosts to get rid of this message.
Offending RSA key in /u/.ssh/known_hosts:6

Where is this known_hosts (/u/.ssh/known_hosts) file? C:\Users<username>\.ssh does not have this file, I was expecting for it to get created in the git clone command.

The same command works fine on my ubuntu PC.

Solution

The mentioned path has an linux-ish look, which indicates you were probably running your command from git-bash.

The simplest way to fix your issue is to edit the mentioned file (/u/.ssh/known_hosts) from a git-bash shell.

Answered By - LeGEC

Answer Checked By - Mary Flores (WPSolving Volunteer)