Solving "Warning: Remote Host Identification Has Changed!"

If you are using Terminal, and are trying to connect to your i-device via SSH, and you are stuck with below error:

Don't panic! It is possible, but nobody is doing something nasty...except YOU!

How to solve this?

It is pretty simple, you just need to get to /Users/[username]/.ssh/known_hosts and empty the RSA key value in the file -- in other words, empty the known_hosts file. Below is step-by-step instructions on how to do so:

1. Open your "Finder" window.

2. Locate the "~/.ssh/" folder
    In your "Finder" window --> select "Go" --> select "Go to folder..."

3. Key in "~/.ssh" into the field. Hit "Go" to continue.

4. Now you are in "/Users/[username]/.ssh/" folder. Open file "known_hosts" by double clicking it (or) use "Open with..." and choose "TextEdit".

5. Empty the file by deleting eveything in it -- "Select All" --> hit "delete" button.
    My file only has one IP address. That is the device that I want to connect to. IF you have more than 1 IP address, try delete the portion of the IP address that belongs to the device that you want to connect to and leave others intact.

6. Hit "File" --> "Save" (or) "Alt+S" and you are good to go...


Hope this helps. Let me know if there is any caveat to this...