Date: Fri, 30 Sep 2005 17:50:20 GMT From: Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org> To: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: misc/86759: Unable to initialise sftp; could not connect Message-ID: <200509301750.j8UHoKpG082824@freefall.freebsd.org>
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The following reply was made to PR conf/86759; it has been noted by GNATS. From: Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org> To: vittorio <vdemart1@tin.it> Cc: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: misc/86759: Unable to initialise sftp; could not connect Date: Fri, 30 Sep 2005 13:42:43 -0400 On Fri, Sep 30, 2005 at 01:36:38PM +0000, vittorio wrote: > > >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 No it doesn't, at least in the openssh installed by FreeBSD. Did you install openssh yourself or something? Kris
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