Very interesting...
I suppose I'll have to contact the server admin about this.

In the mean time, since you're an expert in these kinds of things, Eugene, you think you can find any more answers in the verbose output? You old horn dawg.

from -v
[quote]myusername@someserver.com's password:
debug1: ssh-userauth2 successful: method password
debug1: channel 0: new [client-session]
debug1: send channel open 0
debug1: Entering interactive session.
debug1: ssh_session2_setup: id 0
debug1: channel request 0: pty-req
debug1: channel request 0: shell
debug1: fd 3 setting TCP_NODELAY
debug1: channel 0: open confirm rwindow 0 rmax 32768
Received disconnect from XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX: 2: fork failed: Resource temporarily unavailable
debug1: Calling cleanup 0x9018(0x0)
debug1: Calling cleanup 0xdd80(0x0)
debug1: channel_free: channel 0: client-session, nchannels 1
debug1: Calling cleanup 0x17ddc(0x0)
[brads-bitchin-box:~] bwsmith%<hr></blockquote>
And from the -vvv:
[quote]myusername@someserver.com's password:
debug3: packet_send2: adding 64 (len 60 padlen 4 extra_pad 64)
debug2: we sent a password packet, wait for reply
debug1: ssh-userauth2 successful: method password
debug1: channel 0: new [client-session]
debug3: ssh_session2_open: channel_new: 0
debug1: send channel open 0
debug1: Entering interactive session.
debug2: callback start
debug1: ssh_session2_setup: id 0
debug1: channel request 0: pty-req
debug3: tty_make_modes: ospeed 9600
debug3: tty_make_modes: ispeed 9600
debug3: tty_make_modes: 1 3
debug3: tty_make_modes: 2 28
debug3: tty_make_modes: 3 127
debug3: tty_make_modes: 4 21
debug3: tty_make_modes: 5 4
debug3: tty_make_modes: 6 255
debug3: tty_make_modes: 7 255
debug3: tty_make_modes: 8 17
debug3: tty_make_modes: 9 19
debug3: tty_make_modes: 10 26
debug3: tty_make_modes: 11 25
debug3: tty_make_modes: 12 18
debug3: tty_make_modes: 13 23
debug3: tty_make_modes: 14 22
debug3: tty_make_modes: 17 255
debug3: tty_make_modes: 18 15
debug3: tty_make_modes: 30 0
debug3: tty_make_modes: 31 0
debug3: tty_make_modes: 32 0
debug3: tty_make_modes: 33 0
debug3: tty_make_modes: 34 0
debug3: tty_make_modes: 35 0
debug3: tty_make_modes: 36 1
debug3: tty_make_modes: 38 1
debug3: tty_make_modes: 39 1
debug3: tty_make_modes: 40 0
debug3: tty_make_modes: 41 1
debug3: tty_make_modes: 50 1
debug3: tty_make_modes: 51 1
debug3: tty_make_modes: 53 1
debug3: tty_make_modes: 54 1
debug3: tty_make_modes: 55 0
debug3: tty_make_modes: 56 0
debug3: tty_make_modes: 57 0
debug3: tty_make_modes: 58 0
debug3: tty_make_modes: 59 1
debug3: tty_make_modes: 60 1
debug3: tty_make_modes: 61 1
debug3: tty_make_modes: 62 1
debug3: tty_make_modes: 70 1
debug3: tty_make_modes: 72 1
debug3: tty_make_modes: 90 1
debug3: tty_make_modes: 91 1
debug3: tty_make_modes: 92 0
debug3: tty_make_modes: 93 0
debug1: channel request 0: shell
debug1: fd 3 setting TCP_NODELAY
debug2: callback done
debug1: channel 0: open confirm rwindow 0 rmax 32768
Received disconnect from XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX: 2: fork failed: Resource temporarily unavailable
debug1: Calling cleanup 0x9018(0x0)
debug1: Calling cleanup 0xdd80(0x0)
debug1: channel_free: channel 0: client-session, nchannels 1
debug3: channel_free: status: The following connections are open:
#0 client-session (t4 r0 i0/0 o0/0 fd 4/5)
debug3: channel_close_fds: channel 0: r 4 w 5 e 6
debug1: Calling cleanup 0x17ddc(0x0)
[brads-bitchin-box:~] bwsmith% <hr></blockquote>
MANY MANY thanks if you can help solve this problem. Believe me, the "whole community" will benefit.
*hint hint*
[ 10-20-2002: Message edited by: Brad ]</p>