Symptom
In SAP Datasphere, while establishing Generic SFTP Connection an error occurs:
Detailed error message reject hostkey: SFTP_name
Environment
SAP Datasphere
Cause
Reject hostkey error means the generated hostkey was rejected by SFTP server.
Resolution
- Generate a hostkey in a supported format by following SAP Help Portal Prepare Connectivity for Generic SFTP
- Windows 10: In PowerShell, run the following command:
(ssh-keyscan -t rsa -p $PORT $HOST 2>$null) -replace '^[^ ]* ','' > host_key.pub.txt
- Linux/MacOS: In a unix-compliant shell with both ssh-keyscan and sed commands (both are usually already installed in your system), obtain the key through the following command:
ssh-keyscan -t rsa -p $PORT $HOST 2>/dev/null | sed "s/^[^ ]* //" > host_key.pub.txt
- Windows 10: In PowerShell, run the following command:
- Upload the Host Key again when creating the connection.
See Also
KBA 3425821 Error "Code:1103002 " when connecting STFP into SAP Datasphere
Keywords
DS, timed out , KBA , DS-DI-CON , Connections , Known Error
Product
SAP Datasphere all versions