SSH client dies after sending user name

[Rolf Modin]

Many years ago I worked with VMS (5.5-2). Now I enyoj it as a Hobbyist.

I installed SSH without any errors, but when I try to connect to it with Putty I can send my user name, but Putty dies after that without asking for the password.

My versions:
$ product sho product *ssh
----------------------------------- ----------- ------------
PRODUCT KIT TYPE STATE
----------------------------------- ----------- ------------
DEC AXPVMS TCPIP_SSH T5.3-15 Full LP Installed
----------------------------------- ----------- ------------

1 item found
$
$ tcpip
TCPIP> sho vers

Compaq TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS Alpha Version V5.3
on a AlphaServer 800 5/333 running OpenVMS V7.3-1

TCPIP>

The TCPIP$SSH_DEVICE:[TCPIP$SSH]TCPIP$SSH_RUN.LOG ends with:

$ sshd := $SYS$SYSTEM:TCPIP$SSH_SSHD2.EXE
$ sshd -i
re2vms$dka0:[sys0.syscommon.][sysexe]tcpip$ssh_sshd2.exe: SSH Secure Shell OpenVMS (V1.0) 2.4.1 on AlphaServer 800 5/333 - VMS V7.3-1
Thu 03 08:08:31 WARNING: Starting image in auxiliary server mode.
Thu 03 08:08:31 INFORMATIONAL: OpenVMS$gl_sockfd = 0
$ !
$ ! completed ssh server execution
$ !
$ exit:
$ exit $status .or. %x10000000
TCPIP$SSH job terminated at 3-MAR-2005 08:08:37.57

Is this a known problem?
Grateful for help.
/Rolf

[Joseph Huber_1]

I also use the same combination of VMS 7.3-1 and SSH EAK for TCPIP 5.3 , connecting from Linux nodes without a problem.
The SSH_RUN.LOG looks normal.
I suspect the problem on the PUTTY side:
what protocol are You using ? ssh 1 or ssh 2 ?
The VMS side only supports ssh v 2, and disconnects attempts to speak ssh v 1.

[Rolf Modin]

Unfortunately I already use Putty configured for SSH2 only.

[Ian Miller.]

tcpip V5.4 + eco's would be better if you can acquire it.

[Rolf Modin]

As a Hobbyist, I don't know how to get hold of upgrades. Can they be downloaded from some where?

[Jeffery D. Urmann]

OpenVMS patches can be found here...

http://www2.itrc.hp.com/service/patch/search.do

There is also a link at the bottom of this forum under useful links.

Enjoy,

--Jeff