The latest ssh package (1.2.1pre24-1) appears to have an odd problem: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ ssh athens.arena.com You have no controlling tty. Cannot read passphrase.
This problem occurs both in X (under xterm and Eterm) and on console. I recompiled openssh 1.2.1pre24 from the Debian sources and got the same problem (I didn't try just the original sources, though). I finally compiled the non-free ssh Debian source and it works okay which leads me to believe its not my tty but OpenSSH.