Hi, I use openssh-2.9p2 on a LynxOS i386 system. The ssh and scp clients work fine. Even sftp from other Linux systems works. But, if I make sftp to the localhost (LynxOS), the authentication succeeds, prints sftp> prompt and then exits. I don't know why this happens. I have not set the euid of ssh program to root as it does not work in LynxOS (may be problem with saved ids). Might this be a problem. I have attached the debug output of the client program. Can I expect some help, Hari. bash-2.02$ sftp -v hari at localhost Connecting to localhost... debug1: SSH args "ssh -l hari -v localhost -s -oForwardX11=no -oForwardAgent=no -oProtocol=2 sftp" OpenSSH_2.9p2, SSH protocols 1.5/2.0, OpenSSL 0x0090600f debug1: Seeding random number generator debug1: Rhosts Authentication disabled, originating port will not be trusted. debug1: restore_uid debug1: ssh_connect: getuid 7 geteuid 7 anon 1 debug1: Connecting to localhost [127.0.0.1] port 22. debug1: temporarily_use_uid: 7/2 (e=7) debug1: restore_uid debug1: temporarily_use_uid: 7/2 (e=7) debug1: restore_uid debug1: Connection established. debug1: identity file /home/hari/.ssh/id_rsa type -1 debug1: identity file /home/hari/.ssh/id_dsa type -1 debug1: Remote protocol version 1.99, remote software version OpenSSH_2.9p2 debug1: match: OpenSSH_2.9p2 pat ^OpenSSH Enabling compatibility mode for protocol 2.0 debug1: Local version string SSH-2.0-OpenSSH_2.9p2 debug1: SSH2_MSG_KEXINIT sent debug1: SSH2_MSG_KEXINIT received debug1: kex: server->client aes128-cbc hmac-md5 none debug1: kex: client->server aes128-cbc hmac-md5 none debug1: SSH2_MSG_KEX_DH_GEX_REQUEST sent debug1: expecting SSH2_MSG_KEX_DH_GEX_GROUP debug1: dh_gen_key: priv key bits set: 144/256 debug1: bits set: 1006/2049 debug1: SSH2_MSG_KEX_DH_GEX_INIT sent debug1: expecting SSH2_MSG_KEX_DH_GEX_REPLY debug1: Forcing accepting of host key for loopback/localhost. debug1: bits set: 1007/2049 debug1: ssh_rsa_verify: signature correct debug1: kex_derive_keys debug1: newkeys: mode 1 debug1: SSH2_MSG_NEWKEYS sent debug1: waiting for SSH2_MSG_NEWKEYS debug1: newkeys: mode 0 debug1: SSH2_MSG_NEWKEYS received debug1: done: ssh_kex2. debug1: send SSH2_MSG_SERVICE_REQUEST debug1: service_accept: ssh-userauth debug1: got SSH2_MSG_SERVICE_ACCEPT debug1: authentications that can continue: publickey,password,keyboard-interactive debug1: next auth method to try is publickey debug1: try privkey: /home/hari/.ssh/id_rsa debug1: try privkey: /home/hari/.ssh/id_dsa debug1: next auth method to try is password hari at localhost's password: debug1: ssh-userauth2 successful: method password debug1: fd 5 setting O_NONBLOCK debug1: fd 6 IS O_NONBLOCK debug1: channel 0: new [client-session] debug1: channel_new: 0 debug1: send channel open 0 debug1: Entering interactive session. debug1: client_init id 0 arg 0 debug1: Sending subsystem: sftp debug1: channel 0: open confirm rwindow 0 rmax 16384 sftp> debug1: channel 0: read<=0 rfd 5 len 0 debug1: channel 0: read failed debug1: channel 0: input open -> drain debug1: channel 0: close_read debug1: channel 0: input: no drain shortcut debug1: channel 0: ibuf empty debug1: channel 0: input drain -> closed debug1: channel 0: send eof debug1: client_input_channel_req: channel 0 rtype exit-status reply 0 debug1: channel 0: rcvd eof debug1: channel 0: output open -> drain debug1: channel 0: rcvd close debug1: channel 0: obuf empty debug1: channel 0: output drain -> closed debug1: channel 0: close_write debug1: channel 0: send close debug1: channel 0: is dead debug1: channel_free: channel 0: status: The following connections are open: #0 client-session (t4 r0 i8/0 o128/0 fd -1/-1) debug1: channel_free: channel 0: dettaching channel user debug1: Transferred: stdin 0, stdout 0, stderr 0 bytes in 0.2 seconds debug1: Bytes per second: stdin 0.0, stdout 0.0, stderr 0.0 debug1: Exit status 0 bash-2.02$ ____________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Send a newsletter, share photos & files, conduct polls, organize chat events. Visit http://in.groups.yahoo.com