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datahub-project · Sep 14, 2022 · 2a7752b · 2a7752b
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diff --git a/metadata-ingestion/src/datahub/ingestion/source/git/git_import.py b/metadata-ingestion/src/datahub/ingestion/source/git/git_import.py
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ def clone(self, ssh_key: SecretStr, repo_url: str) -> Path:
 
         git_ssh_cmd = f"ssh -i {git_ssh_identity_file}"
         if self.skip_known_host_verification:
+            # Without this, the ssh command will prompt for confirmation of the host key.
+            # See https://stackoverflow.com/a/28527476/5004662.
             git_ssh_cmd += (
                 " -o UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no"
             )