Bug#410281: /usr/bin/scp: scp seems incompatible with version 1 ssh
Sorry for the delay in replying to this.
On Fri, Feb 09, 2007 at 10:37:01PM +1300, Jasen Betts wrote:
> scp from one system to another on the LAN
> fails to transfer files.
>
> remote version: Version: 1:3.4p1-1.woody.3
>
> jasen@gonzo:/tmp$ scp junker:twmrc.j .
> jasen@junker's password:
> protocol error: unexpected <newline>
> jasen@gonzo:/tmp$
Is it possible that you're running into the situation described in this
OpenSSH FAQ entry?
2.9 - sftp/scp fails at connection, but ssh is OK.
sftp and/or scp may fail at connection time if you have shell
initialization (.profile, .bashrc, .cshrc, etc) which produces output
for non-interactive sessions. This output confuses the sftp/scp
client. You can verify if your shell is doing this by executing:
ssh yourhost /usr/bin/true
If the above command produces any output, then you need to modify your
shell initialization.
Cheers,
--
Colin Watson [cjwatson@debian.org]
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