Why the client receives the message 'Couldn't read packet: Connection reset by peer' when trying to access sftp chroot ?

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

When using sftp on a chrooted account, the following error is shown:

[root@localhost ~]# sftp skf@192.168.122.68
skf@192.168.122.68's password: 
Write failed: Broken pipe
Couldn't read packet: Connection reset by peer

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • openssh-5.3p1-94.el6
  • chrooted sftp environment

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