Date: Fri, 30 Sep 2005 13:36:38 GMT From: vittorio <vdemart1@tin.it> To: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org Subject: misc/86759: Unable to initialise sftp; could not connect Message-ID: <200509301336.j8UDacV3091296@www.freebsd.org> Resent-Message-ID: <200509301340.j8UDeJo1045307@freefall.freebsd.org>
next in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
>Number: 86759 >Category: misc >Synopsis: Unable to initialise sftp; could not connect >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: low >Responsible: freebsd-bugs >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: change-request >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Fri Sep 30 13:40:19 GMT 2005 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: vittorio >Release: Releng 5_4 >Organization: >Environment: FreeBSD vicbsd.grtn 5.4-RELEASE FreeBSD 5.4-RELEASE #0: Sun May 8 10:21:06 UTC 2005 root@harlow.cse.buffalo.edu:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC i386 >Description: Trying to connect with a client to an sshd server using sftpd the client fails connection invariably complaining: .... sftp-server: Command not found. Fatal: unable to initialise SFTP: could not connect ....... Instead ssh, scp work fine >How-To-Repeat: Reconnecting via sftpd >Fix: The last line of the boxed file /etc/ssh/sshd_config says: subsystem sftp /usr/lib/misc/sftp-server 1) change this line into subsystem sftp /usr/libexec/sftp-server (as a matter of fact the command sftp-server is in this latter directory) 2) stop sshd with killall sshd as root 3) restart sshd with sshd >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted:
Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?200509301336.j8UDacV3091296>