Seems like I was to eager reporting this issue... According to #246773<http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=246774>this should be fixed in openssh 1: 4.7p1-1. It's just that it isn't in the "stable" distribution! ;-)
BR, Daniel 2008/2/24, Daniel Mellergårdh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > Subject: openssh-client: scp hangs on named pipes > Package: openssh-client > Version: 1:4.3p2-9 > Severity: normal > > *** Please type your report below this line *** > > scp hangs forever when trying to copy a named pipe from a remote server. > > Try the following to reproduce: > > (remote) > mkfifo /test > > (local) > scp -rp remote:/test . > Password: > (hangs forever here) > > (remote) > >echo "free me from hell" > /test > > (local) > scp: /test: not a regular file > > > (process ended) > > > Expected result: > 1) The operation should not hang, but print the "not a regular file" error > immediatly. > 2) scp should print the file it tries to transfer before actually starting > the operation. (It is hard to know which$ > > Remote system runs openssh-server, version 1:4.3p2-9. > > Best Regards, > Daniel Mellergårdh > > > -- System Information: > Debian Release: 4.0 > APT prefers stable > APT policy: (500, 'stable') > Architecture: i386 (i686) > Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash > Kernel: Linux 2.6.18-6-686 > Locale: LANG=sv_SE.ISO-8859-15, LC_CTYPE=sv_SE.ISO-8859-15 > (charmap=ISO-8859-15) > > Versions of packages openssh-client depends on: > ii add 3.102 Add and remove users and > groups > ii deb 1.5.11etch1 Debian configuration > management sy > ii dpk 1.13.25 package maintenance system > for Deb > ii lib 2.3.6.ds1-13etch5 GNU C Library: Shared > libraries > ii lib 1.39+1.40-WIP-2006.11.14+dfsg-2etch1 common error description > library > ii lib 2.9.cvs.20050518-2.2 BSD editline and history > libraries > ii lib 1.4.4-7etch4 MIT Kerberos runtime > libraries > ii lib 5.5-5 Shared libraries for terminal > hand > ii lib 0.9.8c-4etch1 SSL shared libraries > ii pas 1:4.0.18.1-7 change and administer > password and > ii zli 1:1.2.3-13 compression library - runtime > > openssh-client recommends no packages. > > -- no debconf information > >
