I'm still seeing this with openssh-client 1:5.5p1-4ubuntu5. From a makefile that invokes "ssh-keyscan -v":
[...] debug1: SSH2_MSG_KEX_DH_GEX_INIT sent debug1: expecting SSH2_MSG_KEX_DH_GEX_REPLY debug1: match: OpenSSH_3.6.1p2 pat OpenSSH_3.* # A.B.C.D SSH-1.99-OpenSSH_3.6.1p2 debug1: Enabling compatibility mode for protocol 2.0 debug1: SSH2_MSG_KEXINIT sent Connection closed by A.B.C.D make: *** [ssh_known_hosts.new] Error 255 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is subscribed to openssh in ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/483928 Title: ssh-keyscan(1) exits prematurely on some non-fatal errors -- Ubuntu-server-bugs mailing list Ubuntu-server-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-server-bugs