Remote folder connection fails with "Host denied (verification failed)" for specific hostname
Resolved 💬 2 comments Opened Jun 1, 2026 by Swamp-Ig Closed Jul 4, 2026
Describe the bug
Connecting to a remote folder via SSH fails with "Connection failed: Host denied (verification failed)" for a specific hostname (frigate.ahfp), but connecting to the same host using a different hostname format (frigate.ahfp.local) works fine.
Steps to reproduce
- Add a remote folder connection using hostname
root@frigate.ahfporroot@pve.ahfp - Connection fails with "Host denied (verification failed)"
- Add the same connection using
frigate.ahfp.localinstead, so doesorangepi@wait-room-kiosk.ahfp - Connection succeeds
Expected behavior
Both hostname formats should work, or the error message should indicate what is wrong with the hostname.
Additional context
- SSH to the host works fine in the terminal
- Signing out and back in does not fix it
- Deleting and re-adding the connection does not fix it
- Net log shows a 401 from the claude.ai API when attempting to register the connection with the failing hostname
- Request ID from net log:
req_011Cbc9DQ6wqdwW7MUiH2QYV - Claude Code version: 1.9659.2 (Electron 41.6.1)
- OS: Windows 11
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