IC86578: (SSH) AUTOCONNECT SESSION DOES NOT TIMEOUT WHEN WAITING PASSWORD REPLY FROM SERVER

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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Env: LINUX
  Product: Connect:Enterprise UNIX v2.4.04 (Build 122)
  Protocol: SSH (Autoconnect)
  
  Customer using a autoconnect that is built dynamically - the
  autoconnect will hang when the server failed to send us a reply
  for the password.  The connection will hang forever.
  
  The user would like to -t option to also have an effect when
  using autoconnects.
  
  Note: In FTP, if the password is not given, the connection will
  timeout.
  

Local fix

• New Fix Needed
  

Problem summary

• Autoconnect session is set to wait forever for server password
  verification and if server does does not answer, the session
  hangs indefinitely
  

Problem conclusion

• The timeout value that user enters for ssh deamon is used to
  timeout the wait for server reply
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  STR CON ENT UNI

• Fixed component ID

  5725D0103

Applicable component levels