sftp error

[bpark]

Does anyone know how to fix this error regarding sftp? I keep getting this error whenever I try to use it "Received message too long <some long interger>"

[craig_mcd]

http://www.snailbook.com/faq/sftp-corruption.auto.html

[bpark]

craig,

Thank you so much for this. I've been trying to solve this for days.

[mlissner]

Amen. This Received message too long error could have been quite the pain.

Thanks.

In case that link goes down, the solution is to eliminate any and all commands that output text that might be in your .bashrc (or similar) files. Like if you have your .bashrc set to say "Hello. How are you?" That's going to cause this error...oye.

[carleykoko]

hello:

i have read many websites about this problem, and have searched my .bashrc file for text outputting commands. the file follows my message body.

i have narrowed it down to two commands:
export PS1='\[\e[31m\][\u@\h \W] \[\e[0m\]'
. $HOME/OpenFOAM/OpenFOAM-1.3/.OpenFOAM-1.3/bashrc

if i comment one of those out, i can sftp in. if both are uncommented, i cannot sftp in. i get the 'long message' error. [fyi: the decimal returned is 45786563]

can anyone offer any suggestions? thank you!

ryanC

\\\\\\ .bashrc file
# base-files version 3.7-1

# ~/.bashrc

# user
# 02/08/07


# Shell Options
# #############

# When changing directory small typos can be ignored by bash
# for example, cd /vr/lgo/apaache would find /var/log/apache
shopt -s cdspell

# sets the command prompt display
export PS1='\[\e[31m\][\u@\h \W] \[\e[0m\]'


# Completion options
# ##################

# If this shell is interactive, turn on programmable completion enhancements.
# Any completions you add in ~/.bash_completion are sourced last.
# case $- in
# *i*) [[ -f /etc/bash_completion ]] && . /etc/bash_completion ;;
# esac


# History Options
# ###############

# Don't put duplicate lines in the history.
export HISTCONTROL="ignoredups"

# Ignore some controlling instructions
export HISTIGNORE="[ ]*:&:bg:fg:exit"

# limits the size of the history
export HSTSIZE=50


# Aliases
# #######

# colors the files listed and classifes by filetype
# prints the size of files in kilobytes and megabytes
alias ls='ls --color=auto -CFHh'

# lists all files in a directory save for . and ..
alias la='ls -A'

# lists all files except . and .. in verbose format
alias ll='la -l'

# displays the history
alias h='history'

# kills a process that a plain kill cannot
alias kill='kill -9'

# prompts before overwriting files when copying,
# confirms file removal, confirms file move
# and lists files cp/rm/mv
alias cp='cp -iv'
alias rm='rm -iv'
alias mv='mv -iv'

# avoids any confirmation of actions
# and lists files rm/cp/mv
alias brm='/bin/rm -v'
alias bmv='/bin/mv -v'
alias bcp='/bin/cp -v'

# prints information on the processes I am running
# e-selects all processes, f-shows full listing
# | pipes the output of those commands into grep
# which then prints only the lines relating to me
alias psme='ps -ef | grep $USER'

# ssh and sftp to lionxo accounts or psu
alias xo='ssh -Yl user host'
alias ftpxo='sftp user@host'
alias psu='ssh -X user host'
alias ftpsu='sftp user@host'

# move around the computers
alias home='cd ~'

# Default to human readable figures the commands for
# Disk Free and Disk Used
alias df='df -h'
alias du='du -h'

[carleykoko]

the decimal output is, in ascii, Exec

so that is what the sftp is returning as the overflow characters. what about my .bashrc outputs Exec ?

or anything, for that matter??

Thank you!

[mlissner]

What's open foam, dare I ask?

You may just be fine commenting that line out at all times is my thought...

[carleykoko]

Unfortunately I can't, I need to leave that in there to run the program that I use later. OpenFOAM is an open source CFD (computational fluid dynamics) code that I use.

ref: http://www.opencfd.co.uk/openfoam/