unable to git clone via ssh using core.sshcommand=ssh.exe

[Angada28]

Windows Version

Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.22631.4249]

WSL Version

2.3.24.0

Are you using WSL 1 or WSL 2?

• WSL 2
• WSL 1

Kernel Version

5.15.153.1

Distro Version

Ubuntu 22.04

Other Software

Windows OpenSSH (ssh.exe)

Repro Steps

1. clear all known hosts from C:\Users\username.ssh\known_hosts or temporarily move known_hosts content to another file.
2. on WSL run git config --global core.sshcommand "ssh.exe"
3. try to clone a repo via ssh on wsl

Expected Behavior

It should show a prompt to accept or reject the unknown host key; and if you accept it, it should continue with the git clone.

Even after running git config --global credential.helper "/mnt/c/Program\ Files/Git/mingw64/bin/git-credential-manager.exe" it still hangs

Actual Behavior

It hangs forever, and there is no output.

Diagnostic Logs

No response

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[Angada28]

incase anyone finds this later the solution/workaround i used was setting up an alias on wsl to use git.exe instead of git.

also had to run the below commands from windows.

git config --global credential.provider generic
git config --global core.sshCommand C:/Windows/System32/OpenSSH/ssh.exe