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User add failed Cannot add user on this node: REMOTE HOST IDENTIFICATION HAS CHANGED!

How to fix "User add failed. Fingerprint changed: Cannot modify user on this node: REMOTE HOST IDENTIFICATION HAS CHANGED! (Reset fingerprint to authorize the change)" shown in the GUI.


Synopsis: This article will help gateway users to fix the error "user add failed: cannot modify user on this node: REMOTE HOST IDENTIFICATION HAS CHANGED" displayed in the webgui while adding or modifying the gateway users.


The identity of your gateway server has changed due to OS reload, IP migration, etc.

Reset the fingerprint of the Ezeelogin installed node from the web panel, click Cluster -> Reset the SSH fingerprint of this node.


Note: Emergency CLI Method

Run the following MySQL query from the gateway server to reset the fingerprint in the backend.

root@jumpserver:~#  php /usr/local/ezlogin/ez_queryrunner.php "UPDATE prefix_settings SET value='' WHERE name='local_fp'"


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