X-Recipient: archive-cygwin@delorie.com X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org To: cygwin@cygwin.com From: "Charles D. Russell" Subject: Re: configuration problem: ssh working but not sftp Date: Wed, 26 Sep 2007 23:23:21 -0600 Lines: 30 Message-ID: References: <46FB08C5.8010702@bellsouth.net> Reply-To: worwor@bellsouth.net Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.6 (Windows/20070728) In-Reply-To: X-IsSubscribed: yes Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help@cygwin.com; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner@cygwin.com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin@cygwin.com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin@cygwin.com Igor Peshansky wrote: > On Wed, 26 Sep 2007, Charles D. Russell wrote: > >> Why does ssh work but not sftp? What is wrong with my configuration? >> sftp works OK in the other direction, from sony06 to dell03. >> >> cdr@dell03 ~/cygarc >> $ sftp sony06 >> Connecting to sony06... >> Received message too long 1920298606 >> >> cdr@dell03 ~/cygarc >> $ ssh sony06 >> Last login: Wed Sep 26 20:05:06 2007 from dell03 >> Fanfare!!! >> You are successfully logged in to this server!!! > > When you connect via ssh, you get a login shell. When you connect via > sftp, you get a non-login shell, which communicates with the sftp command > via standard output. Make sure your non-login shell doesn't print > anything (say, from .bashrc). Yes, echo from .bashrc was the problem. > > FWIW, 1920298606 in hex is 72756E6E (which also spells "runn"). > Coincidence? ;-) No. Thanks. -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/