[X2go-User] connection issue

John A. Sullivan III jsullivan at opensourcedevel.com
Wed Jan 4 21:45:17 CET 2012


On Wed, 2012-01-04 at 19:46 +0000, Mike wrote:
> Hi to Everyone
> 
> Have an issue with x2go that is probably a very simple issues but its 
> doing my head in.
> 
> I have a Ubuntu server with x2go installed as the preferred method of 
> linking up with the desktop ( from OVH).
> 
> I installed the windows front end of x2go on to both my win 7 pro desk 
> top and work's laptop using default settings.
> 
> I then started a new session entering all my detail of the server in the 
> appropriate slots and connected to the server no issue first time.
> 
> Then whilst configuring my server i messed a couple of things up and 
> decided to reinstall the OS , no issue on that front .
> 
> But this is where the issue lies  every time i try to connect to the 
> server now using x2go it says
> 
> "Authentication Failed:  Host key for server has changed , Its is now ( 
> and then gives the key code) for security reasons connection will be 
> stopped"
> 
>   and then the whole x2go program crashes, I have deleted the session 
> and started a new one but same issue.
> 
> I have even tried to uninstall x2go , then reinstalling but when i do 
> this i always have a session with my ip from the server already in the 
> program ( as if it is leaving a cach somewhere of old sessions) i have 
> been to documents and settings and deleted all hidden .pub files and 
> x2go folders that are left after uninstall.
> 
> 
> Any body shed any light on this very simple but annoying issue
> 
> 
> I can connect to the server via putty and NXmachine no issue but x2go is 
> been a little stubborn
> 
<snip>
It sounds like the key on the known_hosts file has changed.  I do not
recall where that is stored on the Windows client but, if you can find
that known_hosts file in the X2Go directories and delete it, I think you
will be fine - John




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