X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org Date: Tue, 20 Dec 2005 23:00:40 -0500 From: Christopher Faylor To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Subject: Re: expect script hanging: ssh to localhost w/password authentication Message-ID: <20051221040040.GA14740@trixie.casa.cgf.cx> Reply-To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com References: <200512191700 DOT jBJH0Qw9019385 AT tigris DOT pounder DOT sol DOT net> <20051220210122 DOT GQ2965 AT calimero DOT vinschen DOT de> <200512210102 DOT jBL12D02029972 AT tigris DOT pounder DOT sol DOT net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <200512210102.jBL12D02029972@tigris.pounder.sol.net> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.11 Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help AT cygwin DOT com; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner AT cygwin DOT com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin AT cygwin DOT com On Tue, Dec 20, 2005 at 07:02:12PM -0600, cygwin AT trodman DOT com wrote: >On Tue 12/20/05 22:01 +0100 cygwin AT cygwin DOT com wrote: >> On Dec 19 11:00, Tom Rodman wrote: >> > Enclosed is an expect script (to ssh to the localhost with password >> > authentication) that "hangs" (search ahead for "parent: waiting for sync byte") >> > with the Dec 16 snapshot. Please take a look at the working and >> > non-working test cases below. >> >> Looks like we found the cause for this effect. Please try >> the next developers snapshot (2005-Dec-20 and later) from >> http://cygwin.com/snapshots/ > >Thank-you! I tried the Dec 20 snapshot dated (~15:36 if I recall right), >and the expect script worked fine; as a bonus it looks it yielded all >the output wanted. Sorry I'm being so general..any how thanks again. > >There seems to be a new (related?) issue w/this Dec 20 snapshot. I don't >have time to log the test formally now; I hope you will see the problem if >you run: > > ssh localhost date > >At least in the case were you are prompted for your password, the >date command either does not run or it's output is lost. WJFFM. cgf -- 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/