ssh_exchange_identification: Connection closed by remote host

[Eric Cope]

OpenSSH_5.3p1, OpenSSL 1.0.1e-fips 11 Feb 2013
debug1: Reading configuration data /etc/ssh/ssh_config
debug1: Applying options for *
debug2: ssh_connect: needpriv 0
debug1: Connecting to 127.0.0.1 [127.0.0.1] port 22.
debug1: Connection established.
debug1: identity file /home/xxx/.ssh/identity type -1
debug1: identity file /home/xxx/.ssh/identity-cert type -1
debug3: Not a RSA1 key file /home/xxx/.ssh/id_rsa.
debug2: key_type_from_name: unknown key type '-----BEGIN'
debug3: key_read: missing keytype
debug3: key_read: missing whitespace
debug3: key_read: missing whitespace
debug3: key_read: missing whitespace
debug3: key_read: missing whitespace
debug3: key_read: missing whitespace
debug3: key_read: missing whitespace
debug3: key_read: missing whitespace
debug3: key_read: missing whitespace
debug3: key_read: missing whitespace
debug3: key_read: missing whitespace
debug3: key_read: missing whitespace
debug3: key_read: missing whitespace
debug3: key_read: missing whitespace
debug3: key_read: missing whitespace
debug3: key_read: missing whitespace
debug3: key_read: missing whitespace
debug3: key_read: missing whitespace
debug3: key_read: missing whitespace
debug3: key_read: missing whitespace
debug3: key_read: missing whitespace
debug3: key_read: missing whitespace
debug3: key_read: missing whitespace
debug3: key_read: missing whitespace
debug3: key_read: missing whitespace
debug3: key_read: missing whitespace
debug2: key_type_from_name: unknown key type '-----END'
debug3: key_read: missing keytype
debug1: identity file /home/xxx/.ssh/id_rsa type 1
debug1: identity file /home/xxx/.ssh/id_rsa-cert type -1
debug1: identity file /home/xxx/.ssh/id_dsa type -1
debug1: identity file /home/xxx/.ssh/id_dsa-cert type -1
ssh_exchange_identification: Connection closed by remote host


On Mon, Feb 10, 2014 at 10:33 PM, James Mcphee <jmcphe at gmail.com> wrote:

> client side ssh -vvv to see debug messages.
>
> server side sshd -d to see those messages.
>
> see if there's something wonky there or in your pkgs.
>
>
> On Mon, Feb 10, 2014 at 10:24 PM, Eric Cope <eric.cope at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi everyone,
>> I've googled this error, but the results are cloudy at best. I get this
>> error intermittently when connecting to an ssh (ssh or scp) using a key.
>> I've tried using IP addresses and hostnames. I don't understand.
>>
>> Any ideas?
>> Thanks,
>> Eric
>>
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