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2008-10-31		2008-10-31
startup_message (martin)		use sftp if shell is not compatible (martin)
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	* Your account may not be allowed to start a shell at all. With some servers (like OpenSSH or Sun SSH), you may need to be allowed to start a shell, even if using SFTP protocol.		* Your account may not be allowed to start a shell at all. With some servers (like OpenSSH or Sun SSH), you may need to be allowed to start a shell, even if using SFTP protocol.
	* Also some servers refuse to start a shell if your password has expired or your account was terminated.		* Also some servers refuse to start a shell if your password has expired or your account was terminated.
-	* Some shells do not work with non-interactive sessions. The same it true for some configurations (or profiles used) for otherwise working shells. This commonly exhibits with [[protocols#scp\|SCP protocol]] with associated error message [[messages#startup_message\|"Error skipping startup message. Your shell is probably incompatible with the application (BASH is recommended)."]] Try to force ''bash'' shell explicitly on [[ui_login_scp\|SCP/Shell tab]] of Login dialog.	+	* Some shells do not work with non-interactive sessions. The same it true for some configurations (or profiles used) for otherwise working shells. This commonly exhibits with [[protocols#scp\|SCP protocol]] with associated error message [[messages#startup_message\|"Error skipping startup message. Your shell is probably incompatible with the application (BASH is recommended)."]] Try to force ''bash'' shell explicitly on [[ui_login_scp\|SCP/Shell tab]] of Login dialog. Using [[protocols#sftp\|SFTP protocol]] instead of SCP is another option.
	* SFTP server. Your account may not be able to start SFTP server binary (e.g. ''/bin/sftp-server'') or the binary is not present on your server. Your SSH server may also lack the SFTP subsystem.		* SFTP server. Your account may not be able to start SFTP server binary (e.g. ''/bin/sftp-server'') or the binary is not present on your server. Your SSH server may also lack the SFTP subsystem.
	Check log file of your server to see an actual reason, it closed connection for.		Check log file of your server to see an actual reason, it closed connection for.