sftp client_loop: send disconnect: Broken pipe

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • When logging into SFTP even to localhost, the error message client_loop: send disconnect: Broken pipe is reported.
# sftp sftpuser@127.0.0.1
sftpuser@127.0.0.i's password:
client_loop: send disconnect: Broken pipe
Connection closed

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

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