topic Re: SSH_UNEXPECTED_TERMINATION:Unexpected termination: Socket closed in Server Management - Systems Insight Manager

SSH_UNEXPECTED_TERMINATION:Unexpected termination: Socket closed

AFI HP-UX ADMIN — Tue, 01 Nov 2005 17:02:31 GMT

I am trying to create new command line tool (SIM 5.0) to do some tasks on managed servers. For some it works great. However, if the task takes longer than 30 seconds to complete, it fails with an ssh error:

Ssh Operation failed for node: server_name SSH_UNEXPECTED_TERMINATION:Unexpected termination: Socket closed

Is there a timeout value somewhere for ssh that's causing this behavior?

Thanks

Re: SSH_UNEXPECTED_TERMINATION:Unexpected termination: Socket closed

Rob Buxton — Wed, 02 Nov 2005 18:28:55 GMT

Not that I'm aware of but I don't run HP-UX which I'm guessing could be the client. You could test by just connecting with a SSH client and leaving it open and seeing what happens.

Re: SSH_UNEXPECTED_TERMINATION:Unexpected termination: Socket closed

AFI HP-UX ADMIN — Thu, 03 Nov 2005 14:57:52 GMT

Thanks for the reply.

Yes this is an HP-UX server to HP-UX server thing. A normal ssh works just fine...no disconnect.

I also see that if the command that I use has regular output, it does not disconnect. Only if it takes more than 30 seconds to have any output. Then it drops the connection.

Any other ideas out there?

Re: SSH_UNEXPECTED_TERMINATION:Unexpected termination: Socket closed

Steven Baillie — Tue, 08 Nov 2005 09:24:47 GMT

hi

I am getting the same problem and have posted it before and got no replies.

see

http://forums1.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?threadId=960091

good luck

let me know if you get a solution

steven

Re: SSH_UNEXPECTED_TERMINATION:Unexpected termination: Socket closed

AFI HP-UX ADMIN — Tue, 08 Nov 2005 16:39:51 GMT

It turns out a change to the sshd_config makes this error go away:

These are the settings I use but may not be right for you:

ClientAliveInterval 10
ClientAliveCountMax 3

Then restart ssh and you are good to go...

Re: SSH_UNEXPECTED_TERMINATION:Unexpected termination: Socket closed

AFI HP-UX ADMIN — Tue, 08 Nov 2005 16:40:58 GMT

See message above.

Re: SSH_UNEXPECTED_TERMINATION:Unexpected termination: Socket closed

Steven Baillie — Wed, 09 Nov 2005 07:08:32 GMT

Thanks for posting the solution.

It fixed the problem for me too.

If you post the solution in my message then I can assign you points.

thanks again

steven