On 04/22/2012 10:36 PM, Timothy Pearson wrote:
> I just tested on my Debian Squeeze system with OpenSSH_5.5p1 and OpenSSL
> 0.9.8o, and sftp from GIT worked perfectly.  I am going to try a newer
> system to see if I can get it to fail.
> 
> Tim
> 

Note, sftp from konsole will work PERFECTLY. It is sftp:// from the konqueror
address field, or kwrite/kate that fails. Here is the debug output for a box
that does not use key-pairs for authentication:

23:15 nirvana:~> ssh -v supersff
OpenSSH_5.9p1, OpenSSL 1.0.0h 12 Mar 2012
debug1: Reading configuration data /etc/ssh/ssh_config
debug1: Connecting to supersff [192.168.6.121] port 22.
debug1: Connection established.
debug1: identity file /home/david/.ssh/id_rsa type -1
debug1: identity file /home/david/.ssh/id_rsa-cert type -1
debug1: identity file /home/david/.ssh/id_dsa type -1
debug1: identity file /home/david/.ssh/id_dsa-cert type -1
debug1: identity file /home/david/.ssh/id_ecdsa type -1
debug1: identity file /home/david/.ssh/id_ecdsa-cert type -1
debug1: Remote protocol version 2.0, remote software version OpenSSH_5.9
debug1: match: OpenSSH_5.9 pat OpenSSH*
debug1: Enabling compatibility mode for protocol 2.0
debug1: Local version string SSH-2.0-OpenSSH_5.9
debug1: SSH2_MSG_KEXINIT sent
debug1: SSH2_MSG_KEXINIT received
debug1: kex: server->client aes128-ctr hmac-md5 none
debug1: kex: client->server aes128-ctr hmac-md5 none
debug1: sending SSH2_MSG_KEX_ECDH_INIT
debug1: expecting SSH2_MSG_KEX_ECDH_REPLY
debug1: Server host key: ECDSA <snip>
The authenticity of host 'supersff (192.168.6.121)' can't be established.
ECDSA key fingerprint is <snip>
Are you sure you want to continue connecting (yes/no)? yes
Warning: Permanently added 'supersff,192.168.6.121' (ECDSA) to the list of known
hosts.
debug1: ssh_ecdsa_verify: signature correct
debug1: SSH2_MSG_NEWKEYS sent
debug1: expecting SSH2_MSG_NEWKEYS
debug1: SSH2_MSG_NEWKEYS received
debug1: Roaming not allowed by server
debug1: SSH2_MSG_SERVICE_REQUEST sent
debug1: SSH2_MSG_SERVICE_ACCEPT received
debug1: Authentications that can continue: publickey,password,keyboard-interactive
debug1: Next authentication method: publickey
debug1: Trying private key: /home/david/.ssh/id_rsa
debug1: Trying private key: /home/david/.ssh/id_dsa
debug1: Trying private key: /home/david/.ssh/id_ecdsa
debug1: Next authentication method: keyboard-interactive
Password:
debug1: Authentication succeeded (keyboard-interactive).
Authenticated to supersff ([192.168.6.121]:22).
debug1: channel 0: new [client-session]
debug1: Requesting no-more-sessions@...
debug1: Entering interactive session.
Last login: Wed Apr 11 17:07:18 2012 from alchemy.3111skyline.com

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David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E.