sftp command can't connect to external ssh server via ssh relay server.

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Issue

  • sftp fails with the following error messages when connecting to external ssh server by sftp command via ssh relay server, and it was not possible to connect it. 
# sftp -oPort=9022 user@<IP Address> -v
Connecting to <IP Address>...
 user@<IP Address>'s password:  <== The password was input 
Write failed: Broken pipe
Couldn't read packet: Connection reset by peer

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
  • Package Version: openssh-4.3p2-72.el5_7.5.x86_64

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