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plac3bo n00b

Joined: 04 Dec 2003 Posts: 32 Location: Philly, USA
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Posted: Mon Apr 12, 2004 10:33 pm Post subject: ssh/sftp error?!? |
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Ok, I've been using linux for a while now, and gentoo for about 6 months and am still trying to learn everything. Anyway, I recently ran into a new problem that is just eating me up and I cannot find any information related to my error message anywhere(i've tried these forums and googling but nothing).
The problem is after I have established a ssh connection to my gentoo server, and then try to make a secure file transfer. Here are all the details: I'm using a windows xp box and SSH client (ssh.org) and I'm trying use the file transfer by clicking the yellow folder icon. But I'm recieving this error message:
Code: | File transfer server could not be started or exited unexpectedly. Exit value 0 was returned. Most likely the sftp-server is not in the path of the user on the server-side. |
Other information: This problem JUST popped up, it had been working fine for the previous 6 months. Also, I have 2 gentoo boxes, and I first started getting the error on one box about 2 weeks ago and it is now happening on the other box also. And yes, sftp IS in my path. I have no log file for sshd. And I don't know where else to look.
I do realize that it may not be related to gentoo at all and is probably the fault of my ssh client, but I was still hoping that some one may be able to shed some light. Thanks.
Please help
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TheRAt Veteran


Joined: 03 Jun 2002 Posts: 1580
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Posted: Mon Apr 12, 2004 10:56 pm Post subject: |
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Check your /etc/ssh/sshd_config file.
Do you have an entry for: Code: | Subsystem sftp /usr/lib/misc/sftp-server | or something similar...
Also, Are there any messages output in your linux logs when you try this, and it fails ? _________________ All reality is the construct of the observer.
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plac3bo n00b

Joined: 04 Dec 2003 Posts: 32 Location: Philly, USA
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Posted: Tue Apr 13, 2004 12:50 am Post subject: |
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Thanks for quick reply.
Yes, I do have the line:
Code: | Subsystem sftp /usr/lib/misc/sftp-server |
in my /etc/ssh/sshd_config.
After I try sftp and get error, this shows up in my /var/log/messages:
Code: | Apr 12 19:44:21 myhostname sshd[18097]: subsystem request for sftp |
and thats it.
Like I said above, everything worked fine for months, and I don't think I change anything. |
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plac3bo n00b

Joined: 04 Dec 2003 Posts: 32 Location: Philly, USA
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Posted: Tue Apr 13, 2004 8:39 pm Post subject: |
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I'm still banging my head against a wall trying to figure this one out and I'm a step closer now. With a other gentoo users, every works under the same conditions as was failing before. This leads me to believe that the problem/error I'm having is specific to my users config settings. . .
WAIT!!!
While writing this I just realized the problem. At the end of my .bashrc I put /usr/bin/uptime so I could see the server uptime every time I logged in. Removing this command brings everything back to a normal working state. Well, its fixed now, but I still don't know why running that command caused this error. Oh well.
Thanks for the help |
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plac3bo n00b

Joined: 04 Dec 2003 Posts: 32 Location: Philly, USA
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Posted: Tue Apr 13, 2004 8:45 pm Post subject: |
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Moving the /usr/bin/uptime command to my .bash_profile resolves the problem and I can still see my uptime : ) |
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