Re: Error: "Cannot initialize SFTP protocol. Is the host running a SFTP server?"

From: Carlo Luciano Bianco (clbianco_at_tiscalinet.it)
Date: 03/26/04


Date: 25 Mar 2004 23:48:38 GMT


"Michael Favor" <no-spam@example.com> wrote in
news:mfq8c.42369$ys7.1710@newssvr25.news.prodigy.com:

> That worked fine on some servers, but on one I get an error when I try
> to connect to it that says:
>
> "Cannot initialize SFTP protocol. Is the host running a SFTP
> server?"
> and
> "Connection has been unexpectedly closed. Server sent command exit
> status 1."
>
> The authentication part seems to be working fine, it's only the SFTP
> part that doesn't seem to be working. Any suggestions for how to
> troubleshoot this would be greatly appreciated.

Such a problem may happen if the server sends "extra" messages after the
login, e.g. warning you that the password is expiring in 2 weeks. If you
connect to that server with an interactive shell, what do you see after
the login? Are there differences with what you see on a server where SFTP
works?

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