tramp hangs

[Mark Geary]

I've got emacs 25.3.1 and tramp 2.4.1.
Emacs is compiled and run on CentOS release 6.10.
I'm trying to use tramp to edit a file on a Solaris 11 box.

sfmg10 0 0 2 11:16am> uname -a
SunOS sfmg10 5.11 11.4.6.4.0 sun4v sparc sun4v

This worked until a year (very approximately) ago. I can't think of anything 
that changed at the time it stopped working. I'm fairly certain that the 
upgrade from Solaris 10 to 11 did not coincide with the onset of the tramp 
problems.

I run "emacs -q" and set tramp-verbose to 6
When I try to open .profile on sfmg10, I see this in the mini-buffer area:

Tramp: Opening connection for sfmg10 using ssh...done
Tramp: Inserting '/ssh:sfmg10:/home/mag43/.profile'...failed

Emacs then hangs. I interrupt it with C-g.
The tramp debug buffer follows:

;; Emacs: 25.2.1 Tramp: 2.4.1 -*- mode: outline; -*-
17:09:22.031083 tramp-maybe-open-connection (3) # Opening connection for sfmg10 
using ssh...
17:09:22.085127 tramp-ssh-controlmaster-options (4) # Computing ControlMaster 
options...
17:09:22.085223 tramp-call-process (6) # ‘ssh -o ControlMaster’ nil  *temp*
17:09:22.181996 tramp-call-process (6) # 255
command-line line 0: Missing ControlMaster argument.
17:09:22.182130 tramp-call-process (6) # ‘ssh -o ConnectTimeout=1 -o 
ControlPath=%C 0.0.0.1’ nil  *temp*
17:09:22.196373 tramp-call-process (6) # 255
Pseudo-terminal will not be allocated because stdin is not a terminal.
percent_expand: unknown key %C
17:09:22.196482 tramp-call-process (6) # ‘ssh -o ControlPersist’ nil  *temp*
17:09:22.200828 tramp-call-process (6) # 255
command-line line 0: Missing ControlPersist argument.
17:09:22.200922 tramp-ssh-controlmaster-options (4) # Computing ControlMaster 
options...done
17:09:22.201764 tramp-maybe-open-connection (6) # /bin/sh -i
17:09:22.520017 tramp-wait-for-regexp (6) # 
sh: break: only meaningful in a `for', `while', or `until' loop
sh: print: command not found
sh: print: command not found
sh: print: command not found
sh: print: command not found
sh: print: command not found
sh: print: command not found
sh: integer: command not found
sh: typeset: -Z: invalid option
typeset: usage: typeset [-aAfFilrtux] [-p] name[=value] ...
sh: set: -A: invalid option
set: usage: set [--abefhkmnptuvxBCHP] [-o option-name] [arg ...]
flg0013 0 DING!!:/tmp> 
17:09:22.546959 tramp-maybe-open-connection (3) # Sending command ‘exec ssh   -o ControlMaster=auto -o ControlPath='tramp.%r@%h:%p' -o ControlPersist=no -e none sfmg10’
17:09:22.547043 tramp-send-command (6) # exec ssh   -o ControlMaster=auto -o 
ControlPath='tramp.%r@%h:%p' -o ControlPersist=no -e none sfmg10
17:09:22.547212 tramp-process-actions (3) # Waiting for prompts from remote 
shell...
17:09:22.937013 tramp-process-one-action (5) # Looking for regexp 
"\(.*\(user\|login\)\( .*\)?: *\)\'" from remote shell
17:09:22.937212 tramp-process-one-action (5) # Looking for regexp 
"\(^.*\(\(?:adgangskode\|contrase\(?:\(?:ny\|ñ\)a\)\|geslo\|h\(?:\(?:asł\|esl\)o\)\|iphasiwedi\|jelszó\|l\(?:ozinka\|ösenord\)\|m\(?:ot
 de passe\|ật khẩu\)\|pa\(?:rola\|s\(?:ahitza\|s\(?: 
phrase\|code\|ord\|phrase\|wor[dt]\)\|vorto\)\)\|s\(?:alasana\|enha\|laptažodis\)\|wachtwoord\|лозинка\|пароль\|ססמה\|كلمة
 السر\|गुप्तशब्द\|शब्दकूट\|গুপ্তশব্দ\|পাসওয়ার্ড\|ਪਾਸਵਰਡ\|પાસવર્ડ\|ପ୍ରବେଶ 
ସଙ୍କେତ\|கடவுச்சொல்\|సంకేతపదము\|ಗುಪ್ತಪದ\|അടയാളവാക്ക്\|රහස්පදය\|ពាក្យសម្ងាត់\|パスワード\|密[码碼]\|암호\)\).*:ct\)\|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
17:09:22.937426 tramp-process-one-action (5) # Looking for regexp "\(^[^#$%>
]*[#$%>] *\)\'" from remote shell
17:09:22.937485 tramp-process-one-action (5) # Looking for regexp 
"\(\(?:^\|\)[^]#$%>
]*#?[]#$%>] *\(\[[0-9;]*[a-zA-Z] *\)*\)\'" from remote shell
17:09:22.937548 tramp-process-one-action (5) # Looking for regexp "\(\(Are you sure 
you want to continue connecting (yes/no)\?\)\s-*\)\'" from remote shell
17:09:22.937602 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
17:09:22.937662 tramp-process-one-action (5) # Looking for regexp "\(\(TERM = 
(.*)\|Terminal type\? \[.*\]\)\s-*\)\'" from remote shell
17:09:22.937714 tramp-process-one-action (5) # Looking for regexp "\(\)\'" from 
remote shell
17:09:22.937765 tramp-process-one-action (5) # Call ‘tramp-action-process-alive’
17:09:23.040979 tramp-process-one-action (5) # Looking for regexp 
"\(.*\(user\|login\)\( .*\)?: *\)\'" from remote shell
17:09:23.041253 tramp-process-one-action (5) # Looking for regexp 
"\(^.*\(\(?:adgangskode\|contrase\(?:\(?:ny\|ñ\)a\)\|geslo\|h\(?:\(?:asł\|esl\)o\)\|iphasiwedi\|jelszó\|l\(?:ozinka\|ösenord\)\|m\(?:ot
 de passe\|ật khẩu\)\|pa\(?:rola\|s\(?:ahitza\|s\(?: 
phrase\|code\|ord\|phrase\|wor[dt]\)\|vorto\)\)\|s\(?:alasana\|enha\|laptažodis\)\|wachtwoord\|лозинка\|пароль\|ססמה\|كلمة
 السر\|गुप्तशब्द\|शब्दकूट\|গুপ্তশব্দ\|পাসওয়ার্ড\|ਪਾਸਵਰਡ\|પાસવર્ડ\|ପ୍ରବେଶ 
ସଙ୍କେତ\|கடவுச்சொல்\|సంకేతపదము\|ಗುಪ್ತಪದ\|അടയാളവാക്ക്\|රහස්පදය\|ពាក្យសម្ងាត់\|パスワード\|密[码碼]\|암호\)\).*:ct\)\|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
17:09:23.041490 tramp-process-one-action (5) # Looking for regexp "\(^[^#$%>
]*[#$%>] *\)\'" from remote shell
17:09:23.041547 tramp-process-one-action (5) # Looking for regexp 
"\(\(?:^\|\)[^]#$%>
]*#?[]#$%>] *\(\[[0-9;]*[a-zA-Z] *\)*\)\'" from remote shell
17:09:23.041610 tramp-process-one-action (5) # Looking for regexp "\(\(Are you sure 
you want to continue connecting (yes/no)\?\)\s-*\)\'" from remote shell
17:09:23.041663 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
17:09:23.041720 tramp-process-one-action (5) # Looking for regexp "\(\(TERM = 
(.*)\|Terminal type\? \[.*\]\)\s-*\)\'" from remote shell
17:09:23.041769 tramp-process-one-action (5) # Looking for regexp "\(\)\'" from 
remote shell
17:09:23.041815 tramp-process-one-action (5) # Call ‘tramp-action-process-alive’
17:09:23.541030 tramp-process-one-action (5) # Looking for regexp 
"\(.*\(user\|login\)\( .*\)?: *\)\'" from remote shell
17:09:23.541348 tramp-process-one-action (5) # Looking for regexp 
"\(^.*\(\(?:adgangskode\|contrase\(?:\(?:ny\|ñ\)a\)\|geslo\|h\(?:\(?:asł\|esl\)o\)\|iphasiwedi\|jelszó\|l\(?:ozinka\|ösenord\)\|m\(?:ot
 de passe\|ật khẩu\)\|pa\(?:rola\|s\(?:ahitza\|s\(?: 
phrase\|code\|ord\|phrase\|wor[dt]\)\|vorto\)\)\|s\(?:alasana\|enha\|laptažodis\)\|wachtwoord\|лозинка\|пароль\|ססמה\|كلمة
 السر\|गुप्तशब्द\|शब्दकूट\|গুপ্তশব্দ\|পাসওয়ার্ড\|ਪਾਸਵਰਡ\|પાસવર્ડ\|ପ୍ରବେଶ 
ସଙ୍କେତ\|கடவுச்சொல்\|సంకేతపదము\|ಗುಪ್ತಪದ\|അടയാളവാക്ക്\|රහස්පදය\|ពាក្យសម្ងាត់\|パスワード\|密[码碼]\|암호\)\).*:ct\)\|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
17:09:23.541603 tramp-process-one-action (5) # Looking for regexp "\(^[^#$%>
]*[#$%>] *\)\'" from remote shell
17:09:23.541656 tramp-process-one-action (5) # Call ‘tramp-action-succeed’
17:09:23.541720 tramp-process-actions (6) # 
Last login: Mon Sep 16 11:13:00 2019 from 134.243.200.6
Oracle Corporation       SunOS 5.11      11.4    January 2019
sfmg10 0 5:09pm:/home/mag43> 
17:09:23.541907 tramp-process-actions (3) # Waiting for prompts from remote shell...done
17:09:23.542068 tramp-maybe-open-connection (3) # Found remote shell prompt on 
‘sfmg10’
17:09:23.542164 tramp-open-shell (5) # Opening remote shell 
‘/usr/ccs/bin/bash’...
17:09:23.542308 tramp-send-command (6) # exec env TERM='dumb' 
INSIDE_EMACS='25.2.1,tramp:2.4.1' ENV='' HISTFILE=~/.tramp_history 
PROMPT_COMMAND='' PS1=\#\$\  PS2='' PS3='' /usr/ccs/bin/bash -norc -noprofile
17:09:23.564978 tramp-wait-for-regexp (6) # 
#$ 
17:09:23.565106 tramp-send-command (6) # (cd ~/) 2>/dev/null; echo tramp_exit_status $?
17:09:23.569968 tramp-wait-for-regexp (6) # 
tramp_exit_status 0
#$ 
17:09:23.570063 tramp-open-shell (5) # Opening remote shell ‘/usr/ccs/bin/bash’...done
17:09:23.570118 tramp-open-connection-setup-interactive-shell (5) # Setting up 
remote shell environment
17:09:23.570222 tramp-send-command (6) # stty -inlcr -onlcr -echo kill '^U' 
erase '^H'
17:09:23.580970 tramp-wait-for-regexp (6) # 
#$ 
17:09:23.581048 tramp-send-command (6) # echo foo
17:09:23.588963 tramp-wait-for-regexp (6) # 
foo
#$ 
17:09:23.589041 tramp-open-connection-setup-interactive-shell (5) # Setting shell prompt
17:09:23.589128 tramp-send-command (6) # 
PS1=///3ccb8c84d92d4fbbce6ab9a5367fc57b\#\$ PS2='' PS3='' PROMPT_COMMAND=''
17:09:23.596968 tramp-wait-for-regexp (6) # 
///3ccb8c84d92d4fbbce6ab9a5367fc57b#$
17:09:23.597067 tramp-open-connection-setup-interactive-shell (5) # Checking 
system information
17:09:23.597143 tramp-send-command (6) # echo \"`uname -sr`\" 2>/dev/null; echo 
tramp_exit_status $?
17:09:23.610970 tramp-wait-for-regexp (6) # 
"SunOS 5.11"
tramp_exit_status 0
///3ccb8c84d92d4fbbce6ab9a5367fc57b#$
17:09:23.611086 tramp-open-connection-setup-interactive-shell (5) # Determining 
coding system
17:09:23.611619 tramp-send-command (6) # (echo foo ; echo bar)
17:09:23.614972 tramp-wait-for-regexp (6) # 
foo
bar
///3ccb8c84d92d4fbbce6ab9a5367fc57b#$
17:09:23.615068 tramp-open-connection-setup-interactive-shell (5) # Setting 
coding system to ‘utf-8’ and ‘utf-8-unix’
17:09:23.615138 tramp-send-command (6) # set +o vi +o emacs
17:09:23.616972 tramp-wait-for-regexp (6) # 
///3ccb8c84d92d4fbbce6ab9a5367fc57b#$
17:09:23.617066 tramp-open-connection-setup-interactive-shell (5) # Checking 
remote host type for ‘send-process-string’ bug
17:09:23.617133 tramp-set-remote-path (5) # Setting $PATH environment variable
17:09:23.617207 tramp-send-command (6) # 
PATH=/usr/xpg4/bin:/usr/ccs/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/sbin:/usr/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/local/sbin;
 export PATH
17:09:23.624969 tramp-wait-for-regexp (6) # 
///3ccb8c84d92d4fbbce6ab9a5367fc57b#$
17:09:23.625086 tramp-send-command (6) # mesg n 2>/dev/null; biff n 2>/dev/null
17:09:23.670974 tramp-wait-for-regexp (6) # 
///3ccb8c84d92d4fbbce6ab9a5367fc57b#$
17:09:23.671095 tramp-send-command (6) # stty tab0
17:09:23.696972 tramp-wait-for-regexp (6) # 
///3ccb8c84d92d4fbbce6ab9a5367fc57b#$
17:09:23.697073 tramp-send-command (6) # stty iutf8 2>/dev/null
17:09:23.707975 tramp-wait-for-regexp (6) # 
///3ccb8c84d92d4fbbce6ab9a5367fc57b#$
17:09:23.708092 tramp-send-command (6) # echo \"`tty`\" 2>/dev/null; echo 
tramp_exit_status $?
17:09:23.716968 tramp-wait-for-regexp (6) # 
"/dev/pts/8"
tramp_exit_status 0
///3ccb8c84d92d4fbbce6ab9a5367fc57b#$
17:09:23.717085 tramp-open-connection-setup-interactive-shell (5) # Setting 
default environment
17:09:23.717183 tramp-send-command (6) # while read var val; do export $var="$val"; 
done <<'5ddc15c2290fc1ca521e5555a282c247'
LC_ALL en_US.UTF-8
ENV ''
TMOUT 0
LC_CTYPE ''
PAGER cat
5ddc15c2290fc1ca521e5555a282c247
17:09:23.720969 tramp-wait-for-regexp (6) # 
///3ccb8c84d92d4fbbce6ab9a5367fc57b#$
17:09:23.721087 tramp-send-command (6) # unset CDPATH HISTORY MAIL MAILCHECK 
MAILPATH autocorrect correct
17:09:23.728966 tramp-wait-for-regexp (6) # 
///3ccb8c84d92d4fbbce6ab9a5367fc57b#$
17:09:23.729179 tramp-maybe-open-connection (3) # Opening connection for sfmg10 
using ssh...done
17:09:23.729251 tramp-send-command (6) # test -e /home/mag43/.profile 
2>/dev/null; echo tramp_exit_status $?
17:09:23.734972 tramp-wait-for-regexp (6) # 
tramp_exit_status 0
///3ccb8c84d92d4fbbce6ab9a5367fc57b#$
17:09:23.736571 tramp-send-command (6) # test -d /home/mag43/.profile 
2>/dev/null; echo tramp_exit_status $?
17:09:23.740975 tramp-wait-for-regexp (6) # 
tramp_exit_status 1
///3ccb8c84d92d4fbbce6ab9a5367fc57b#$
17:09:23.741703 tramp-sh-handle-file-truename (4) # Finding true name for 
‘/ssh:sfmg10:/home/mag43/.profile’
17:09:23.741811 tramp-send-command (6) # /usr/ccs/bin/readlink 
--canonicalize-missing /home/mag43/.profile 2>/dev/null; echo tramp_exit_status 
$?
17:09:23.768969 tramp-wait-for-regexp (6) # 
/home/mag43/.profile
tramp_exit_status 0
///3ccb8c84d92d4fbbce6ab9a5367fc57b#$
17:09:23.769805 tramp-do-file-attributes-with-stat (5) # file attributes with 
stat: /home/mag43/.profile
17:09:23.769961 tramp-send-command (6) # ( (test -e /home/mag43/.profile || test -h /home/mag43/.profile) 
&& (env QUOTING_STYLE=locale /usr/ccs/bin/stat -c '((/////%N/////) %h %u %g %X %Y %Z %s 
/////%A///// t %i -1)' /home/mag43/.profile | sed -e 's/"/\\"/g' -e 's/\/\/\/\/\//"/g') || 
echo nil) 2>/dev/null; echo tramp_exit_status $?
17:09:23.780967 tramp-wait-for-regexp (6) # 
bash: dev/null: No such file or directory
tramp_exit_status 127
///3ccb8c84d92d4fbbce6ab9a5367fc57b#$
17:09:23.781122 tramp-barf-unless-okay (1) # File error: ‘( (test -e /home/mag43/.profile || test -h 
/home/mag43/.profile) && (env QUOTING_STYLE=locale /usr/ccs/bin/stat -c '((/////%N/////) %h %u 
%g %X %Y %Z %s /////%A///// t %i -1)' /home/mag43/.profile | sed -e 's/"/\\"/g' -e 
's/\/\/\/\/\//"/g') || echo nil)’ returns with error
bash: dev/null: No such file or directory
17:09:23.781218 tramp-sh-handle-file-truename (4) # True name of 
‘/home/mag43/.profile’ is ‘/home/mag43/.profile’
17:09:23.781771 tramp-do-file-attributes-with-stat (5) # file attributes with 
stat: /home/mag43/.profile
17:09:23.794006 tramp-send-command (6) # ( (test -e /home/mag43/.profile || test -h /home/mag43/.profile) 
&& (env QUOTING_STYLE=locale /usr/ccs/bin/stat -c '((/////%N/////) %h %u %g %X %Y %Z %s 
/////%A///// t %i -1)' /home/mag43/.profile | sed -e 's/"/\\"/g' -e 's/\/\/\/\/\//"/g') || 
echo nil) 2>/dev/null; echo tramp_exit_status $?
17:09:23.798975 tramp-wait-for-regexp (6) # 
bash: dev/null: No such file or directory
tramp_exit_status 127
///3ccb8c84d92d4fbbce6ab9a5367fc57b#$
17:09:23.799105 tramp-barf-unless-okay (1) # File error: ‘( (test -e /home/mag43/.profile || test -h 
/home/mag43/.profile) && (env QUOTING_STYLE=locale /usr/ccs/bin/stat -c '((/////%N/////) %h %u 
%g %X %Y %Z %s /////%A///// t %i -1)' /home/mag43/.profile | sed -e 's/"/\\"/g' -e 
's/\/\/\/\/\//"/g') || echo nil)’ returns with error
bash: dev/null: No such file or directory
17:09:23.800455 tramp-do-file-attributes-with-stat (5) # file attributes with 
stat: /home/mag43/.profile
17:09:23.800604 tramp-send-command (6) # ( (test -e /home/mag43/.profile || test -h /home/mag43/.profile) 
&& (env QUOTING_STYLE=locale /usr/ccs/bin/stat -c '((/////%N/////) %h %u %g %X %Y %Z %s 
/////%A///// t %i -1)' /home/mag43/.profile | sed -e 's/"/\\"/g' -e 's/\/\/\/\/\//"/g') || 
echo nil) 2>/dev/null; echo tramp_exit_status $?
17:09:23.805335 tramp-wait-for-regexp (6) # 
bash: dev/null: No such file or directory
tramp_exit_status 127
///3ccb8c84d92d4fbbce6ab9a5367fc57b#$
17:09:23.805460 tramp-barf-unless-okay (1) # File error: ‘( (test -e /home/mag43/.profile || test -h 
/home/mag43/.profile) && (env QUOTING_STYLE=locale /usr/ccs/bin/stat -c '((/////%N/////) %h %u 
%g %X %Y %Z %s /////%A///// t %i -1)' /home/mag43/.profile | sed -e 's/"/\\"/g' -e 
's/\/\/\/\/\//"/g') || echo nil)’ returns with error
bash: dev/null: No such file or directory
17:09:23.807314 tramp-handle-insert-file-contents (3) # Inserting 
‘/ssh:sfmg10:/home/mag43/.profile’...
17:09:23.809060 tramp-do-file-attributes-with-stat (5) # file attributes with 
stat: /home/mag43/.profile
17:09:23.809196 tramp-send-command (6) # ( (test -e /home/mag43/.profile || test -h /home/mag43/.profile) 
&& (env QUOTING_STYLE=locale /usr/ccs/bin/stat -c '((/////%N/////) %h %u %g %X %Y %Z %s 
/////%A///// t %i -1)' /home/mag43/.profile | sed -e 's/"/\\"/g' -e 's/\/\/\/\/\//"/g') || 
echo nil) 2>/dev/null; echo tramp_exit_status $?
17:09:23.820968 tramp-wait-for-regexp (6) # 
bash: dev/null: No such file or directory
tramp_exit_status 127
///3ccb8c84d92d4fbbce6ab9a5367fc57b#$
17:09:23.821095 tramp-barf-unless-okay (1) # File error: ‘( (test -e /home/mag43/.profile || test -h 
/home/mag43/.profile) && (env QUOTING_STYLE=locale /usr/ccs/bin/stat -c '((/////%N/////) %h %u 
%g %X %Y %Z %s /////%A///// t %i -1)' /home/mag43/.profile | sed -e 's/"/\\"/g' -e 
's/\/\/\/\/\//"/g') || echo nil)’ returns with error
bash: dev/null: No such file or directory
17:09:23.821163 tramp-find-inline-encoding (5) # Checking local encoding 
function ‘base64-encode-region’
17:09:23.821210 tramp-find-inline-encoding (5) # Checking local decoding 
function ‘base64-decode-region’
17:09:23.821253 tramp-find-inline-encoding (5) # Checking remote encoding 
command ‘base64’ for sanity
17:09:23.821312 tramp-send-command (6) # ( base64 </dev/null 2>/dev/null; echo 
tramp_exit_status $? )
17:09:23.850967 tramp-wait-for-regexp (6) # 
tramp_exit_status 0
///3ccb8c84d92d4fbbce6ab9a5367fc57b#$
17:09:23.851069 tramp-find-inline-encoding (5) # Checking remote decoding 
command ‘base64 -d -i’ for sanity
17:09:23.851137 tramp-send-command (6) # ( echo xyzzy | base64 | base64 -d -i 
2>/dev/null; echo tramp_exit_status $? )
17:09:23.867970 tramp-wait-for-regexp (6) # 
xyzzy
tramp_exit_status 0
///3ccb8c84d92d4fbbce6ab9a5367fc57b#$
17:09:23.868077 tramp-find-inline-encoding (5) # Using local encoding 
‘base64-encode-region’
17:09:23.868127 tramp-find-inline-encoding (5) # Using local decoding 
‘base64-decode-region’
17:09:23.868194 tramp-find-inline-encoding (5) # Using remote encoding ‘base64’
17:09:23.868240 tramp-find-inline-encoding (5) # Using remote decoding ‘base64 
-d -i’
17:09:23.868534 tramp-sh-handle-file-local-copy (1) # File error: Wrong method 
specification for ‘ssh’
xyzzy
17:09:23.868754 tramp-handle-insert-file-contents (3) # Inserting 
‘/ssh:sfmg10:/home/mag43/.profile’...failed
17:09:23.869824 tramp-do-file-attributes-with-stat (5) # file attributes with 
stat: /home/mag43/.profile
17:09:23.869977 tramp-send-command (6) # ( (test -e /home/mag43/.profile || test -h /home/mag43/.profile) 
&& (env QUOTING_STYLE=locale /usr/ccs/bin/stat -c '((/////%N/////) %h /////%U///// /////%G///// 
%X %Y %Z %s /////%A///// t %i -1)' /home/mag43/.profile | sed -e 's/"/\\"/g' -e 
's/\/\/\/\/\//"/g') || echo nil) 2>/dev/null; echo tramp_exit_status $?
17:10:24.336295 tramp-file-name-handler (1) # Interrupt received in operation 
(file-attributes /ssh:sfmg10:/home/mag43/.profile string)
17:10:24.336398 tramp-file-name-handler (1) # Interrupt received in operation 
(file-writable-p /ssh:sfmg10:/home/mag43/.profile)
17:10:24.336456 tramp-file-name-handler (1) # Interrupt received in operation 
(insert-file-contents /ssh:sfmg10:/home/mag43/.profile t nil nil nil)


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