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List:       openssh-unix-dev
Subject:    Re: protocol error : expected control record
From:       Nico Kadel-Garcia <nkadel () gmail ! com>
Date:       2014-03-19 23:15:29
Message-ID: F708DF03-E21D-45F3-84FB-1FC7E0ED69B2 () gmail ! com
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The "solution" is to use "rsync -e ssh", which is often far more efficient and idem \
potent.

Nico Kadel-Garcia
Email: nkadel@gmail.com
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> On Mar 19, 2014, at 16:46, Ángel González <keisial@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> > On 17/03/14 11:48, RAVI PRATAP Singh wrote:
> > Hi All,
> > 
> > During scp, I am seeing this message
> > protocol error : expected control record
> > 
> > This message came because scp sink was expecting the message starting from
> > 'C' or 'D' , something like C0644 299 group or D0755 0 docs but during dns
> > query we were printing "Using IP address" message on the stdout.
> > 
> > So , the message in the buffer was "Using IP address" and thus message
> > "protocol error : expected control record" was thrown.
> > 
> > 
> > Is openssh scp should always expect 'Cmmmm' or 'Dmmmm' messages ? Is fix
> > available for taking care scenario where on stdout something is printed.
> > 
> > Thanks
> > Ravi Pratap
> 
> That's a known drawback of scp, messages on stdout by other programs interfere with \
> it. The "solution" is to .use sftp instead. Anyway, you should only be printing \
> that message on interactive sessions. 
> Commands like:
> ssh myhost "cat /etc/passwd" > passwd-copy
> shouldn't be prefixed with the ip address you were using :)
> 
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