openssh exit code

[Tarek]

Hi,
I've installed openssh 3.81 on win 2003 server and successfully configured key authentication.
I have only a problem with the exit code, it's always 0 even if there are errors.
I also installed copssh on win xp but here the return code is correct.
I'm running this command:
ssh user@win2003srv "exit 5"
from linux box echo $? is 0
ssh user@winxp "exit 5"
from linux box echo $? is 5
I think it's a problem related with some windows policy/permission.
Following is the debug of both sshd sessions:

win 2003 server - openssh
debug3: ssh_session2_open: channel_new: 0
debug2: channel 0: send open
debug1: Entering interactive session.
debug2: callback start
debug2: ssh_session2_setup: id 0
debug1: Sending command: exit 5
debug1: channel 0: request exec
debug2: callback done
debug1: channel 0: open confirm rwindow 0 rmax 32768
debug2: channel 0: rcvd adjust 131072
debug1: channel 0: rcvd eof
debug1: channel 0: output open -> drain
debug1: channel 0: obuf empty
debug1: channel 0: close_write
debug1: channel 0: output drain -> closed
debug1: client_input_channel_req: channel 0 rtype exit-status reply 0
debug1: channel 0: rcvd close
debug1: channel 0: close_read
debug1: channel 0: input open -> closed
debug3: channel 0: will not send data after close
debug1: channel 0: almost dead
debug1: channel 0: gc: notify user
debug1: channel 0: gc: user detached
debug1: channel 0: send close
debug1: channel 0: is dead
debug1: channel 0: garbage collecting
debug1: channel_free: channel 0: client-session, nchannels 1
debug3: channel_free: status: The following connections are open:\015
#0 client-session (t4 r0 i3/0 o3/0 fd -1/-1)\015

debug3: channel_close_fds: channel 0: r -1 w -1 e 6
debug1: Transferred: stdin 0, stdout 0, stderr 0 bytes in 0.2 seconds
debug1: Bytes per second: stdin 0.0, stdout 0.0, stderr 0.0
debug1: Exit status 0


win xp - copssh
debug3: ssh_session2_open: channel_new: 0
debug2: channel 0: send open
debug1: Entering interactive session.
debug2: callback start
debug2: client_session2_setup: id 0
debug1: Sending command: exit 5
debug2: channel 0: request exec confirm 0
debug2: callback done
debug2: channel 0: open confirm rwindow 0 rmax 32768
debug2: channel 0: rcvd adjust 131072
debug1: client_input_channel_req: channel 0 rtype exit-status reply 0
debug2: channel 0: rcvd eof
debug2: channel 0: output open -> drain
debug2: channel 0: obuf empty
debug2: channel 0: close_write
debug2: channel 0: output drain -> closed
debug2: channel 0: rcvd close
debug2: channel 0: close_read
debug2: channel 0: input open -> closed
debug3: channel 0: will not send data after close
debug2: channel 0: almost dead
debug2: channel 0: gc: notify user
debug2: channel 0: gc: user detached
debug2: channel 0: send close
debug2: channel 0: is dead
debug2: channel 0: garbage collecting
debug1: channel 0: free: client-session, nchannels 1
debug3: channel 0: status: The following connections are open:
#0 client-session (t4 r0 i3/0 o3/0 fd -1/-1 cfd -1)

debug3: channel 0: close_fds r -1 w -1 e 6 c -1
debug1: Transferred: stdin 0, stdout 0, stderr 0 bytes in 0.4 seconds
debug1: Bytes per second: stdin 0.0, stdout 0.0, stderr 0.0
debug1: Exit status 5


The only thing that differs is:
copssh --> debug3: channel 0: close_fds r -1 w -1 e 6 c -1
openssh --> debug3: channel_close_fds: channel 0: r -1 w -1 e 6

c -1 is missing in openssh session.
Any ideas?
Thanks in advance.

[Tarek]

Hi,
I've installed copssh on a windows 2003 server and the return code is correct.
So maybe there's a bug in openssh or during copssh installation there are more permissions or setup.

Thanks again...