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May 2, 2014 12:18
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Fix for corrupt Dropbear host file for BeagleBone
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// Fix for corrupt Dropbear host file, found via http://nucleussystems.com/blog/ssh-on-the-beaglebone-black/ | |
// Run in the Cloud9 IDE at 192.168.7.2:3000 | |
var fs = require('fs'); | |
var destroyed_key_file = '/etc/dropbear/dropbear_rsa_host_key'; | |
fs.readFile(destroyed_key_file, function(err, data) { | |
if (err) throw err; | |
if (data === null || data.length === 0) { | |
console.log("we have a corrupted host key file... try do delete it"); | |
fs.unlink(destroyed_key_file, function(err) { | |
if (err) throw err; | |
console.log('successfully deleted ' + destroyed_key_file); | |
console.log('you should now reboot your beaglebone.'); | |
console.log('the /etc/init.d/dropbear script will create a new rsa host key file for you.'); | |
console.log('after the reboot you should be able to login over ssh'); | |
}); | |
} else { | |
console.log("it seems that you have another problem, sorry"); | |
} | |
}); |
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