reassign 175928 dante-client thanks It's a bug in Dante. I diagnosed it for Bdale a couple of weeks ago, so I don't exactly remember the details; I believe it's calling __res_init at a time when it shouldn't and it used to work by luck.
On Wed, Jan 08, 2003 at 07:05:38PM -0700, dann frazier wrote: > Package: libc6 > Version: 2.3.1-9 > Severity: normal > > ## ssh via socks is unable to resolve my hostname > dannf@hazel:~$ socksify ssh home.dannf.org > ssh: home.dannf.org: Name or service not known > ## but the system can > dannf@hazel:~$ host home.dannf.org > home.dannf.org A 12.252.80.98 > ## and telnet can, under socks > dannf@hazel:~$ socksify telnet home.dannf.org 22 > Trying 12.252.80.98... > Connected to 12-252-80-98.client.attbi.com. > Escape character is '^]'. > ## and i can socksify ssh if i specify the IP > dannf@hazel:~$ socksify ssh 12.252.80.98 > Linux home 2.4.18sparc #1 Sun Sep 15 22:31:51 MDT 2002 sparc unknown > > Most of the programs included with the Debian GNU/Linux system are > ... > dannf@home:~$ > > I'm using ssh 3.5p1-3. I tried reverting to 3.4p1, but still had the same > issue. I'm using dante-client 1.1.13-1. This also exists on ia64, fwiw. > > So, as I see it, this could just as likely be a bug in either ssh, > libc6 & libc6.1, or dante-client, so please reassign as necessary. > > I've verified that this problem exists on 4 different i386 boxes running sid. > However, there is a fifth i386 box running the same versions of these packages > that works just fine. woody machines pointing at the same dns/socks servers > work fine. > > On one of the 4 that show this problem, adding an entry for the target host to > /etc/hosts fixed the problem. (I couldn't check the other 3). > Removing the entry broke it again. This, and the fact that I first noticed > the problem after a recent libc6 upgrade, is why I chose to file the bug > against libc6. > > ## my nsswitch.conf is pristine > dannf@hazel:~$ grep ^hosts /etc/nsswitch.conf > hosts: files dns > > I tried rebuilding both dante-client and ssh against the headers on the > system, but didn't see a change. > > -- System Information: > Debian Release: testing/unstable > Architecture: i386 > Kernel: Linux hazel 2.4.19-686-smp #1 SMP Tue Nov 19 00:58:50 EST 2002 i686 > Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C > > Versions of packages libc6 depends on: > ii libdb1-compat 2.1.3-7 The Berkeley database routines [gl > > -- no debconf information > > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- Daniel Jacobowitz MontaVista Software Debian GNU/Linux Developer -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
