I am using converter 6.0.0 to convert a physical linux machine to vm. I have getting the following error repeatedly. It always stopped at 3% after 3 minutes
msg = "A general system error occurred: # XYZ.mit.edu SSH-1.99-OpenSSH_4.3
--> # XYZ.mit.edu SSH-1.99-OpenSSH_4.3
--> # XYZ.mit.edu SSH-1.99-OpenSSH_4.3
--> The authenticity of host XYZ.mit.edu can't be established. Host key fingerprint xx:xx:xx:xx:c7:5f:23:34:d7:2c:79:7e:77:92:3e:e6 verification failed.
--> (return code 1)"
I have spent many hours on this but could not figure it out. I have tried a different physical linux machine, and got the same error. I have no problem logging into the physical machine XYZ.mit.edu outside of the converter. The converter contains plink program under C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware vCenter Converter Standalone, and I can run plink to the physical server XYZ.mit.edu by store the fingerprint in cache and it connects fine.
I have no idea where the SSH-1.99-OpenSSH_4.3 in the error message comes from. The physical server XYZ.mit.edu runs OpenSSH_5.3p1. Here is the entry of /etc/ssh/sshd_config on the physical server
# cat sshd_config | grep -v \#
Protocol 2
SyslogFacility AUTHPRIV
PasswordAuthentication yes
ChallengeResponseAuthentication no
GSSAPIAuthentication yes
GSSAPICleanupCredentials yes
UsePAM yes
AcceptEnv LANG LC_CTYPE LC_NUMERIC LC_TIME LC_COLLATE LC_MONETARY LC_MESSAGES
AcceptEnv LC_PAPER LC_NAME LC_ADDRESS LC_TELEPHONE LC_MEASUREMENT
AcceptEnv LC_IDENTIFICATION LC_ALL LANGUAGE
AcceptEnv XMODIFIERS
X11Forwarding yes
MaxStartups 10
Subsystem sftp /usr/libexec/openssh/sftp-server
Anyone knows how to work around this error?
Thanks very much!