SSH not working locally on the Mac

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Symptoms

When trying to SSH into a particular Mac machine it gives me the following error :

    ssh_exchange_identification: Connection closed by remote host

Cause

Permissions corrupted on the target Mac

Resolution

Repair disk permissions on the the target Mac:

    Disk Utility > Macintosh HD > Repair Disk Permissions

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