Remote execution job on content hosts registered with Red Hat Satellite fails with Error initializing command: Net::SSH::HostKeyMismatch - fingerprint <fingerprint> does not match

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • foreman-proxy user .known_hosts file is not cleaned up regularly
  • Remote execution job fails with Error initializing command: Net::SSH::HostKeyMismatch - fingerprint does not match

Environment

  • Red Hat Satellite or Capsule 6.3+
  • Remote Execution

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