Re: error on MAC OSX Lion: Permission denied, exiting abnormally with code 255

[Sarah Alam Malik]

Hi Michael,

Thanks very much for your help. An ssh to address@hidden 
from a shell works fine. Here is the result of the debug buffer:


;; GNU Emacs: 23.3.1 Tramp: 2.1.20 -*- mode: outline; -*-
21:11:36.116067 tramp-maybe-open-connection (3) # Opening connection for 
address@hidden using scp...
21:11:36.119587 tramp-maybe-open-connection (6) # /bin/sh
21:11:36.221304 tramp-wait-for-regexp (6) #
#$
21:11:36.222482 tramp-maybe-open-connection (3) # Sending command `exec 
ssh -l smalik  -e none cmslpc-sl5.fnal.gov'
21:11:36.222645 tramp-send-command (6) # exec ssh -l smalik  -e none 
cmslpc-sl5.fnal.gov
21:11:36.245568 tramp-process-actions (3) # Waiting for prompts from 
remote shell
21:11:36.747637 tramp-process-one-action (5) # Looking for regexp 
"\(.*ogin\( .*\)?: *\)\'" from remote shell
21:11:36.748169 tramp-process-one-action (5) # Looking for regexp 
"\(^.*\([pP]assword\|[pP]assphrase\).*:
;
21:11:36.748341 tramp-process-one-action (5) # Looking for regexp 
"\(^.*\(Connection \(?:\(?:clo\|refu\)sed\)\|Host key verification 
failed\.\|Login \(?:[Ii]ncorrect\)\|N\(?:ame or service not known\|o 
supported authentication methods left to try!\)\|Permission 
denied\|\(?:Sorry, try again\|Timeout, server not 
responding\)\.\).*\|^.*\(Received signal [0-9]+\).*\)\'" from remote shell
21:11:36.748575 tramp-process-one-action (5) # Looking for regexp "\(^[^#$%>
]*[#$%>] *\)\'" from remote shell
21:11:36.748717 tramp-process-one-action (5) # Looking for regexp "\(\(?:^\|
\)[^#$%>
]*#?[#$%>] *\(\[[0-9;]*[a-zA-Z] *\)*\)\'" from remote shell
21:11:36.748881 tramp-process-one-action (5) # Looking for regexp 
"\(\(Are you sure you want to continue connecting (yes/no)\?\)\s-*\)\'" 
from remote shell
21:11:36.749008 tramp-process-one-action (5) # Looking for regexp 
"\(\(\(?:Store key in cache\? (y/\|Update cached key\? (y/n, Return 
cancels connectio\)n)\)\s-*\)\'" from remote shell
21:11:36.749135 tramp-process-one-action (5) # Looking for regexp 
"\(\(TERM = (.*)\|Terminal type\? \[.*\]\)\s-*\)\'" from remote shell
21:11:36.749265 tramp-process-one-action (5) # Looking for regexp 
"\(\)\'" from remote shell
21:11:36.749389 tramp-process-one-action (5) # Call 
`tramp-action-process-alive'
21:11:36.749525 tramp-process-actions (6) #
Permission denied (gssapi-keyex,gssapi-with-mic,keyboard-interactive).
Process *tramp/scp address@hidden exited abnormally with 
code 255
21:12:07.428700 tramp-process-actions (1) # File error: Process died
21:12:13.823597 tramp-process-actions (3) # Opening connection for 
address@hidden using scp...done

On 9/7/11 2:17 AM, Michael Albinus wrote:
> Sarah Alam Malik<address@hidden>  writes:
>
> > Hi,
> Hi Sarah,
>
> > I get the following error when trying to use tramp to edit a file on a
> > remote machine:
> >
> > Permission denied (gssapi-keyex, gssapi-with-mic, keyboard-interactive)
> > Process *tramp/scp address@hidden exited abnormally with
> > code 255
> >
> > Any help would be greatly appreciated.
> Looks like a password issue. Have you tried from a shell that you are
> able to connect address@hidden via ssh?
>
> If it works from a shell, please set tramp-verbose to 6, and rerun your
> test. Afterwards, you could show us the resulting debug buffer. Tramp is
> very careful not to insert passwords there, but you might cross-check
> before sending.
>
> > Thanks
> > Sarah
> Best regards, Michael.


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Sarah Alam Malik
Postdoctoral Associate
The Rockefeller University
http://www.sarahalammalik.com