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Ros at Thameside
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August 17, 2012
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Strange SFTP error message

  • August 17, 2012
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I can no longer connect using SFTP on one of my sites in Dreamweaver CS6 and I get this error message:

Failed to Read the contents of XML Resource:

IDD_SSH_KEY_CHANGE_DIALOG

The password and paths  are correct and I am able to connect using other SFTP clients such as Cyberduck. I've deleted the site several times and recreated in Dreamweaver, but the error message remains the same.

Somebody please point me in the right direction.

Thanks.

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Correct answer Ben M

I know it's not the exact error, but try steps 12 & 4.

http://helpx.adobe.com/dreamweaver/kb/troubleshoot-javascript-errors-dreamweaver-cs4.html

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noelHernandezBOLD
Participant
November 7, 2017

I solved doing the following:

  1. Paste in terminal: sudo nano ~/Library/Application\ Support/Adobe/Dreamweaver\ CC\ 2017/en_US/Configuration/ssh_hosts
    (Edit this line based on the version of Dreamweaver you may have in the future)
  2. Remove any line involved with the site you're trying to connect to... I just removed every line. Don't delete the file, just empty it.
  3. Hit Control X to exit and then Y to save.

Hope it works for you as it did for me.

    WebProm
    WebProm
    Inspiring
    January 12, 2019

    works for windows too,

    C:\Users\username\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\Dreamweaver CC 2019\en_US\Configuration

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    jam50
    Participant
    August 15, 2017

    #12 worked for me too. I am using Dreamweaver CC 2017 and my host is wpengine.com. There was an cyber attack on the server my websites site on and they had to move all my sites over to another server, which probably messed up the ssh-key pairing in my case. This worked out perfectly. Thanks!!

    Jen

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    Ben MCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
    Community Expert
    August 17, 2012

    I know it's not the exact error, but try steps 12 & 4.

    http://helpx.adobe.com/dreamweaver/kb/troubleshoot-javascript-errors-dreamweaver-cs4.html

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    Ros at ThamesideAuthor
    Participant
    August 17, 2012

    Yes!!! Step 12 worked. (Renaming the Configuration folder.) Thank you so much, you're a star.

    Anyone else trying this on Lion or Mountain Lion should note that the user Library that contains this folder is not visible by default:

    /Users/[username]/Library/Application Support/Adobe/Dreamweaver CS6/[language]/Configuration

    You have to go into Terminal to make it visible, see the tutorial here:

    http://macs.about.com/od/usingyourmac/qt/Os-X-Lion-Is-Hiding-Your-Library-Folder.htm

    Also note: there's another Configuration folder within the Dreamweaver Application itself: Macintosh HD/Applications/Adobe Dreamweaver/Configuration, however renaming is no help at all - it makes Dreamweaver crash!

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    muddermanden!
    Participant
    November 13, 2012

    It is only neccesary to delete the file ssh_hosts located in the or manually delete the entry for the host you are unable to connect to. The reason is that the ssh-key pair kept for the site has changed for some reason. Dreamweaver has a strange way of handling this, and it indeed should notify the user in the samme way that ssh is, warning you about the risk of being in a man-in-the-middle attack.

    Anyway, to get access to the /Users/[username]/Library folder, you just open the Finder and open the 'Go' menu, now press the option-key and Library will appear on the list.

    /Morten

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