If you search the archives, you'll find a thread from last July where this was discussed entitled "SSH from with in USS". If it was simply about typing passwords, then they could have disabled "keyboard-interactive" mode.
On Sun, Feb 24, 2008 at 5:17 AM, J R <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Its a big secret as to why... > > OA07837: DOCUMENTATION DEFECTS AND CLARIFICATIONS > > "ssh has been disabled under OMVS because passwords are visible > while they are being typed by the user in some situations." > > > > Date: Sat, 23 Feb 2008 19:25:21 -0600 > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: Batch job to perform sftp transfer > > To: [email protected] > > > > IBM's port of ssh has code that detects an OMVS environment and > explicitly > > prohibits execution. Same thing for the sftp command, as it uses 'ssh' > > under the covers. > > > > Try either one and you get: > > > > FOTS1252 The SSH client cannot be run under OMVS. > > FOTS0841 Connection closed > > > > Its a big secret as to why... > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Climb to the top of the charts! Play the word scramble challenge with star > power. > http://club.live.com/star_shuffle.aspx?icid=starshuffle_wlmailtextlink_jan > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO > Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
