SSH Reference Manual
ALTER KNOWNHOST 
The ALTER KNOWNHOST command changes one or more attributes of an existing known host and has the following 
syntax: 
ALTER KNOWNHOST [<system-user-name>:]<knownhost-name> 
 [, ADDRESSES <ip_or_dns> [,<ip_or_dns>,]...] 
 [, PORT <portnr>] 
 [, PUBLICKEY {FINGERPRINT <fingerprint> | 
 FILE <file name>} ] 
 [, ALGORITHM {SSH-DSS | SSH-RSA} ] 
 [, COMMENT { <word> | "<word> <word> ..." }] 
The individual attributes are identical as in the ADD KNOWNHOST command, please see that section for details. 
Only the SUPER.SUPER user (unless explicitly denied in OBJECTTYPE USER record) or those configured with full 
SSHCOM access can alter a known host entry for other users. 
DELETE KNOWNHOST 
The DELETE KNOWNHOST command deletes a known host from the database and has the following syntax: 
DELETE KNOWHOST [<system-user-name>:]<knownhost-name> 
The individual attributes have the following meaning and syntax: 
<system-user-name> 
A valid GUARDIAN user who owns the known host entry in the user database. If <system-user-name> is omitted, either 
the user being set with a previously issued ASSUME USER command or the issuer of the ADD KNOWNHOST 
command will be used as the default. If <system-user-name> is specified, it MUST be followed by a ':' to separate it 
from the known host name that follows. 
Only the SUPER.SUPER user (unless explicitly denied in OBJECTTYPE USER record) or those configured with full 
SSHCOM access can delete a known host entry for other users. 
<knownhost-name> 
The name of the known host to be deleted. 
FREEZE KNOWNHOST 
The FREEZE KNOWNHOST command freezes a known host. A local SFTP client cannot connect to the remote host on 
the specified port until this known host entry is thawed using the THAW KNOWNHOST command. 
The command has the following syntax: 
FREEZE KNOWNHOST [<system-user-name>:]<knownhost-name> 
The individual attributes have the following meaning and syntax: 
<system-user-name> 
A valid GUARDIAN user who owns the known host entry in the user database. If <system-user-name> is omitted, either 
the user being set with a previously issued ASSUME USER command or the issuer of the FREEZE KNOWNHOST 
command will be used as the default. If <system-user-name> is specified, it MUST be followed by a ':' to separate it 
from the known host name that follows. 
Only the SUPER.SUPER user (unless explicitly denied in OBJECTTYPE USER record) or those configured with full 
SSHCOM access can freeze a known host entry for other users. 
<knownhost-name> 
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