sftp error: Received message too long 1464356687

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • We can ssh to user@example.com, but trying to sftp fails with the following error:

    $ sftp user@example.com
    user@example.com's password: 
    Received message too long 1464356687
    

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux

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