On 2016-10-28 16:49, der.hans wrote: > I have a need to import a read-only known_hosts file in addition to > using my local known_hosts file. > I thought I had it covered with the UserKnownHostsFile in > ~/.ssh/config, > but new hosts and IPs are being written to that file rather than > ~/.ssh/known_hosts. This option can take multiple files. Sort of like so: UserKnownHostsFile ~/.ssh/known_hosts /etc/ssh/system_hosts The source for sshconnect.c in version 7.3p1 says that if things get added, they get added to the first file in the list of hosts files. I tried this: I removed all the entries for server1 from my ~/.ssh/known_hosts and added them to /etc/ssh/system_hosts (owned by root and 644), then verified I could still ssh to server1 as my normal user. I removed all the entries from /etc/ssh/system_hosts , then tried to ssh to server1. ssh asked me if I wanted to add the host key, and added it to my ~/.ssh/known_hosts and things were fine. If I misunderstood this or there's something else that needs to happen here, please say something. Hope This Helps, -- Crow202 Blog: http://crow202.org/wordpress There is no Darkness in Eternity But only Light too dim for us to see. --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss