Re: packages installation stuck to authentication (PR#1599)
|--==> "SJT" == Stephen J Turnbull <xemacsbugs(a)cvs.xemacs.org> writes:
SJT> Juhana Vartiainen writes:
>Trying to proceed with packages "List & Install",
the ftp part of the
>operation gets stuck with a message from the ftp site: hello unknown, we
>cannot identify your system. AUTH not understood.
>
>Normal ftp operations from the shell do succeed, however, with anonymous
>logins. I did not have this problem with my previous RedHat 6.2
>workstation, but it appears now that I am shifting to redHat 7.0.
SJT> I've seen a couple of these reports. Another from Per Bothner gives
SJT> a trace to anonymous(a)ftp.xemacs.org:
SJT> open ftp.xemacs.org
SJT> Connected to xemacs.org.
SJT> 220 ProFTPD 1.2.0pre10 Server (ProFTPD on ftp.tux.org) [gwyn.tux.org]
SJT> quote user "anonymous"
SJT> 500 AUTH not understood
This is caused from a buggy kerberos ftp client.
(setq efs-ftp-program-name "/usr/bin/ftp")
Will fix the problem.
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