I'm running OpenSSH 1.2.2. with OpenSSL 0.9.4 on Linux 2.2.14 (Mandrake 7.0) They were recompiled from source RPMS with gcc 2.95.2 When I try to connect to localhost, I get SSH Version OpenSSH-1.2.2, protocol version 1.5. Compiled with SSL. debug: Reading configuration data /etc/ssh/ssh_config debug: Applying options for * debug: ssh_connect: getuid 0 geteuid 0 anon 0 debug: Connecting to localhost [127.0.0.1] port 22. debug: Allocated local port 662. debug: Connection established. ssh_exchange_identification: read: No such file or directory debug: Calling cleanup 0x80572e8(0x0) When I try to connect to my remote host, I get ssh_exchange_identification: read: Success If this is a FAQ, could you please point me to an URL with the answer ? Thanks a lot. (please cc me any answer, I'm not subscribed to this list)