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

If you are in office intranet (otherwise dangerous) which is always protected by firewalls simply have the following lines in your ~/.ssh/config.

Host *
  StrictHostKeyChecking no
  UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null