I don't know if this is a Linux Mint problem or a Debian problem. I use Mint as a desktop but I just installed a standard no GUI edition of Debian for my media server. I was going to use the Mint file browser Nemo to connect to the Debian server so it would be easier to copy files to and from but when I enter all the credintials into the connection box and click connect I get this error -> Host key verification failed
I can connect to the Debian server from my Mint desktop just fine through standard SSH.
I've always been able to connect to other systems through Nemo before, any ideas on what's going on? Thanks.
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