** Description changed: + [Workaround] + + ssh -O exit hostname # this will kill all ssh connection to that host + ssh-copy-id username@hostname # now it works because it's the first connection + # continue using ssh as normal. + + Thanks to Ruben Laguna (ecerulm) in comment 7. + + [Original Description] + On ubuntu 14.04 amd 64, running openssh-client 1:6.6p1-2ubuntu2, when using in ~/ssh/config - ControlMaster auto + ControlMaster auto If you open an ssh connection to an host, and after try to run ssh-copy-id on the same host, trying to reuse the already opened connection, ssh-copy-id hangs. If you press CTRL-D, the script goes on, without installing any key. It seems that the script hangs at lines - REMOTE_VERSION=$(ssh -v -o PreferredAuthentications=',' "$@" 2>&1 | - sed -ne 's/.*remote software version //p') + REMOTE_VERSION=$(ssh -v -o PreferredAuthentications=',' "$@" 2>&1 | + sed -ne 's/.*remote software version //p') Found another bug report here: http://www.gossamer- threads.com/lists/openssh/bugs/57363 ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04 Package: openssh-client 1:6.6p1-2ubuntu2 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-32.56-generic 3.13.11.4 Uname: Linux 3.13.0-32-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.2 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: Unity Date: Wed Jul 16 01:15:34 2014 InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-10-12 (276 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Release amd64 (20130424) RelatedPackageVersions: - ssh-askpass N/A - libpam-ssh N/A - keychain N/A - ssh-askpass-gnome 1:6.6p1-2ubuntu2 + ssh-askpass N/A + libpam-ssh N/A + keychain N/A + ssh-askpass-gnome 1:6.6p1-2ubuntu2 SSHClientVersion: OpenSSH_6.6.1p1 Ubuntu-2ubuntu2, OpenSSL 1.0.1f 6 Jan 2014 SourcePackage: openssh UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to trusty on 2014-06-10 (35 days ago) modified.conffile..etc.ssh.ssh.config: [modified] mtime.conffile..etc.ssh.ssh.config: 2014-06-19T17:39:06.965908
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