Git error: “Host Key Verification Failed” when connecting to remote repository

Question

I am trying to connect to a remote Git repository that resides on my web server and clone it to my machine.

I am using the following format for my command:

Answer 1

I had the similar issue, but, using SSH keys. From Tupy's answer, above, I figured out that the issue is with known_hosts file not being present or github.com not being present in the list of known hosts. Here are the steps I followed to resolve it -

1. mkdir -p ~/.ssh
2. ssh-keyscan -t rsa github.com >> ~/.ssh/known_hosts
3. ssh-keygen -t rsa -C "user.email"
4. open the public key with this command $ cat ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub and copy it.
5. Add the id_rsa.pub key to SSH keys list on your GitHub profile.