I'm Not Able To Ssh Access With An Error Showing "Host Identification Has Changed", What Can I Do - MEDIATEK LinkIt Smart 7688 Developer's Manual

7.4. I'm not able to SSH access with an error showing "Host
Identification Has Changed", what can I do?
If you see an error message similar to below as shown in Figure 58:
It indicates you've used a different LinkIt Smart 7688 board or upgraded a new firmware and tried
to access system console using SSH. The new firmware or different board creates a new host
identification which is different from the previous one, hence the error. To fix this issue, you need
to remove the old host ID. Here's how:
In your Terminal, open the known hosts file. This example uses vi editor, but you can use
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any editor you prefer. $ is the terminal command prompt and is not part of the command.
$ vi ~/.ssh/known_hosts
Find the line or move the cursor to where myLinkIt.local is located, as shown below in
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Figure 59.
Type dd (vi) to delete this entry.
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Save and exit the editor by typing :wq! (vi)
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Now try ssh root@myLinkIt.local
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Figure 62 Host ID change warning
Figure 63 Known hosts file
again and you should be able to access system console.
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