On Tue, 2007-04-03 at 23:10 +0530, Bhasker C V wrote: > I figured this out > There is /etc/ssh/ssh_config which has an option HashKnownHosts > if > HashKnownHosts yes > then the hostnames are not in plain text in the known_hosts file of the > user. So, bash_completion is not able to get the hostnames.
If you want to know more about the reason behind this, you should read this article, "SSH as a worm vector"[0]. This was also discussed[1] on debian-devel when HashKnownHosts was set as default, you might find some tips about making use of it there, 0. http://lwn.net/Articles/135506/ 1. http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2005/07/msg00023.html -- Cheers, Sven Arvidsson http://www.whiz.se PGP Key ID 760BDD22
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