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    • Oracle Linux - ssh_genkeytypes set to null in /etc/cloud/cloud

    in Linux

    Applies To:

    Oracle Cloud Infrastructure

    Oracle Linux

    Symptoms:

    While performing an update by executing sudo yum update this message is shown:

    warning: /etc/cloud/cloud.cfg created as /etc/cloud/cloud.cfg.rpmnew
Running scriptlet: cloud-init-23.4-7.0.2.el8_10.8.noarch                  143/483
*** WARNING!!!! ***
ssh_genkeytypes set to null in /etc/cloud/cloud.cfg!
    
SSH access might be broken after reboot. Please check the following KCS

    Cause:

    Previous default configuration was to use

    ssh_genkeytypes: ~

    However since version cloud-init-20.3-10 (OL 8.4) the default changed to

    ssh_genkeytypes:  ['rsa', 'ecdsa', 'ed25519']

    Solution:

    This warning must not be ignored since it can cause loss of SSH connectivity.

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