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bht931
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Bug: Invalid argument to date encode

Hi,

I get an error "Invalid argument to date encode" on any server directory even an empty one.

My installation is Win2000, WinSCP version 4.1.8 (Build 415). I upgraded because of the same error with the old version 3.7.6 (Build 306). The server is Linux Fedora 4.

When I boot into Windows 98 on the same computer, and when I use WinSCP 3.7.6 (Build 306), and I connect to the same server, then the error does not occur.

How can I fix this? Is there a way where I can erase all registry information to start from scratch?

Thanks

Bernard

The log output is: 
. 2008-12-08 06:18:44.156 --------------------------------------------------------------------------
. 2008-12-08 06:18:44.156 WinSCP Version 4.1.8 (Build 415) (OS 5.0.2195 Service Pack 4)
. 2008-12-08 06:18:44.156 Login time: Monday, 8 December 2008 06:18:44
. 2008-12-08 06:18:44.156 --------------------------------------------------------------------------
. 2008-12-08 06:18:44.156 Session name: session
. 2008-12-08 06:18:44.156 Host name: 999.99.999.999 (Port: 22)
. 2008-12-08 06:18:44.156 User name: root (Password: No, Key file: No)
. 2008-12-08 06:18:44.156 Tunnel: No
. 2008-12-08 06:18:44.156 Transfer Protocol: SFTP (SCP)
. 2008-12-08 06:18:44.156 Ping type: -, Ping interval: 30 sec; Timeout: 15 sec
. 2008-12-08 06:18:44.156 Proxy: none
. 2008-12-08 06:18:44.156 SSH protocol version: 2; Compression: No
. 2008-12-08 06:18:44.156 Bypass authentication: No
. 2008-12-08 06:18:44.156 Try agent: Yes; Agent forwarding: No; TIS/CryptoCard: No; KI: Yes; GSSAPI: No
. 2008-12-08 06:18:44.156 Ciphers: aes,blowfish,3des,WARN,arcfour,des; Ssh2DES: No
. 2008-12-08 06:18:44.156 SSH Bugs: -,-,-,-,-,-,-,-
. 2008-12-08 06:18:44.156 SFTP Bugs: -,A
. 2008-12-08 06:18:44.156 Return code variable: Autodetect; Lookup user groups: Yes
. 2008-12-08 06:18:44.156 Shell: default, EOL: 0
. 2008-12-08 06:18:44.156 Clear aliases: Yes, Unset nat.vars: Yes, Resolve symlinks: Yes
. 2008-12-08 06:18:44.156 LS: ls -la, Ign LS warn: Yes, Scp1 Comp: No
. 2008-12-08 06:18:44.156 Local directory: default, Remote directory: home, Update: No, Cache: Yes
. 2008-12-08 06:18:44.156 Cache directory changes: Yes, Permanent: Yes
. 2008-12-08 06:18:44.156 DST mode: 1
. 2008-12-08 06:18:44.156 --------------------------------------------------------------------------
. 2008-12-08 06:18:44.171 Looking up host "999.99.999.999"
. 2008-12-08 06:18:44.171 Connecting to 999.99.999.999 port 22
. 2008-12-08 06:18:44.453 Server version: SSH-1.99-OpenSSH_3.5p1
. 2008-12-08 06:18:44.453 We claim version: SSH-2.0-WinSCP_release_4.1.8
. 2008-12-08 06:18:44.453 AcquireCredentialsHandle: No credentials are available in the security package

. 2008-12-08 06:18:44.453 GSSKEX disabled: The operation completed successfully.

. 2008-12-08 06:18:44.453 Using SSH protocol version 2
. 2008-12-08 06:18:44.781 Doing Diffie-Hellman group exchange
. 2008-12-08 06:18:45.328 Doing Diffie-Hellman key exchange with hash SHA-1
. 2008-12-08 06:18:46.531 Host key fingerprint is:
. 2008-12-08 06:18:46.531 ssh-rsa 1024 41:c0:40:a4:a4:37:2c:9a:ed:8d:6a:7b:dd:c4:a3:ba
. 2008-12-08 06:18:46.531 Initialised AES-256 CBC client->server encryption
. 2008-12-08 06:18:46.531 Initialised HMAC-SHA1 client->server MAC algorithm
. 2008-12-08 06:18:46.531 Initialised AES-256 CBC server->client encryption
. 2008-12-08 06:18:46.531 Initialised HMAC-SHA1 server->client MAC algorithm
! 2008-12-08 06:18:46.890 Using username "root".
. 2008-12-08 06:18:47.359 Keyboard-interactive authentication refused
. 2008-12-08 06:18:47.359 Prompt (6, SSH password, , &Password: )
. 2008-12-08 06:18:51.437 Sent password
. 2008-12-08 06:18:51.718 Access granted
. 2008-12-08 06:18:51.937 Opened channel for session
. 2008-12-08 06:18:52.171 Started a shell/command
. 2008-12-08 06:18:52.171 --------------------------------------------------------------------------
. 2008-12-08 06:18:52.171 Using SFTP protocol.
. 2008-12-08 06:18:52.171 Doing startup conversation with host.
> 2008-12-08 06:18:52.171 Type: SSH_FXP_INIT, Size: 5, Number: -1
< 2008-12-08 06:18:52.390 Type: SSH_FXP_VERSION, Size: 5, Number: -1
. 2008-12-08 06:18:52.390 SFTP version 3 negotiated.
. 2008-12-08 06:18:52.390 We believe the server has signed timestamps bug
. 2008-12-08 06:18:52.390 We will use UTF-8 strings for status messages only
. 2008-12-08 06:18:52.390 Limiting packet size to OpenSSH sftp-server limit of 262148 bytes
. 2008-12-08 06:18:52.390 Getting current directory name.
. 2008-12-08 06:18:52.390 Getting real path for '.'
> 2008-12-08 06:18:52.390 Type: SSH_FXP_REALPATH, Size: 10, Number: 1296
< 2008-12-08 06:18:52.609 Type: SSH_FXP_NAME, Size: 31, Number: 1296
. 2008-12-08 06:18:52.609 Real path is '/root'
. 2008-12-08 06:18:52.609 Listing directory "/root".
> 2008-12-08 06:18:52.609 Type: SSH_FXP_OPENDIR, Size: 14, Number: 1547
< 2008-12-08 06:18:52.812 Type: SSH_FXP_HANDLE, Size: 13, Number: 1547
> 2008-12-08 06:18:52.812 Type: SSH_FXP_READDIR, Size: 13, Number: 1804
< 2008-12-08 06:18:54.734 Type: SSH_FXP_NAME, Size: 3331, Number: 1804
> 2008-12-08 06:18:54.734 Type: SSH_FXP_READDIR, Size: 13, Number: 2060
> 2008-12-08 06:18:54.734 Type: SSH_FXP_CLOSE, Size: 13, Number: 2308
* 2008-12-08 06:18:54.734 (ECommand) Error listing directory '/root'.
* 2008-12-08 06:18:54.734 Invalid argument to date encode
. 2008-12-08 06:18:57.328 Startup conversation with host finished.
. 2008-12-08 06:26:18.000 Network error: Software caused connection abort
* 2008-12-08 06:27:26.578 (ESshFatal) Network error: Software caused connection abort

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scfd524
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What was the resolution for that? I'm getting the same message and it's setting the status/error code to 1. 
. 2009-02-18 15:19:12.578 We believe the server has signed timestamps bug
. 2009-02-18 15:19:12.578 We will use UTF-8 strings for status messages only
Thansk.

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scfd524 wrote:

What was the resolution for that? I'm getting the same message and it's setting the status/error code to 1. 
. 2009-02-18 15:19:12.578 We believe the server has signed timestamps bug
. 2009-02-18 15:19:12.578 We will use UTF-8 strings for status messages only
Can you send me an email, so I can send you back a debug version of WinSCP to track the problem? You will find my address (if you log in) in my forum profile. Please include link back to this topic. Thanks.

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Big Ern
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We believe the server has signed timestamps bug

I am also getting this message and I'm able to download using sftp, but unable to upload.

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Re: We believe the server has signed timestamps bug

Big Ern wrote:

I am also getting this message and I'm able to download using sftp, but unable to upload.
What version of WinSCP are you using? Can you post a log file?

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Big Ern
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We believe the server has signed timestamps bug

I'm using version 4.1.9 build(416) 
. 2009-11-04 11:00:00.799 --------------------------------------------------------------------------
. 2009-11-04 11:00:00.799 WinSCP Version 4.1.9 (Build 416) (OS 5.2.3790 Service Pack 2)
. 2009-11-04 11:00:00.799 Login time: Wednesday, November 04, 2009 11:00:00 AM
. 2009-11-04 11:00:00.799 --------------------------------------------------------------------------
. 2009-11-04 11:00:00.799 Session name: Generic
. 2009-11-04 11:00:00.799 Host name: sftp.generic.com (Port: 22)
. 2009-11-04 11:00:00.799 User name: generic (Password: Yes, Key file: Yes)
. 2009-11-04 11:00:00.799 Tunnel: No
. 2009-11-04 11:00:00.799 Transfer Protocol: SFTP (SCP)
. 2009-11-04 11:00:00.799 Ping type: -, Ping interval: 30 sec; Timeout: 15 sec
. 2009-11-04 11:00:00.799 Proxy: none
. 2009-11-04 11:00:00.799 SSH protocol version: 2; Compression: No
. 2009-11-04 11:00:00.799 Bypass authentication: No
. 2009-11-04 11:00:00.799 Try agent: Yes; Agent forwarding: No; TIS/CryptoCard: No; KI: Yes; GSSAPI: No
. 2009-11-04 11:00:00.799 Ciphers: aes,blowfish,3des,WARN,arcfour,des; Ssh2DES: No
. 2009-11-04 11:00:00.799 SSH Bugs: -,-,-,-,-,-,-,-
. 2009-11-04 11:00:00.799 SFTP Bugs: -,-
. 2009-11-04 11:00:00.799 Return code variable: Autodetect; Lookup user groups: Yes
. 2009-11-04 11:00:00.799 Shell: default, EOL: 0
. 2009-11-04 11:00:00.799 Clear aliases: Yes, Unset nat.vars: Yes, Resolve symlinks: Yes
. 2009-11-04 11:00:00.799 LS: ls -la, Ign LS warn: Yes, Scp1 Comp: No
. 2009-11-04 11:00:00.799 Local directory: default, Remote directory: home, Update: No, Cache: Yes
. 2009-11-04 11:00:00.799 Cache directory changes: Yes, Permanent: Yes
. 2009-11-04 11:00:00.799 DST mode: 1
. 2009-11-04 11:00:00.799 --------------------------------------------------------------------------
. 2009-11-04 11:00:00.799 Looking up host "sftp.generic.com"
. 2009-11-04 11:00:01.018 Connecting to 000.000.000.000 port 22
. 2009-11-04 11:00:01.190 Server version: SSH-2.0-JSCAPE
. 2009-11-04 11:00:01.190 We claim version: SSH-2.0-WinSCP_release_4.1.9
. 2009-11-04 11:00:01.205 SSPI: acquired credentials for: generic@GENERIC.COM
. 2009-11-04 11:00:01.205 Constructed service principal name 'host/sftp.generic.com'
. 2009-11-04 11:00:01.221 GSSKEX disabled: The specified target is unknown or unreachable
 
. 2009-11-04 11:00:01.221 Using SSH protocol version 2
. 2009-11-04 11:00:01.315 Using Diffie-Hellman with standard group "group1"
. 2009-11-04 11:00:01.315 Doing Diffie-Hellman key exchange with hash SHA-1
. 2009-11-04 11:00:01.690 Host key fingerprint is:
. 2009-11-04 11:00:01.690 ssh-rsa 1024 77:98:4c:cc:a4:b5:7e:fb:ca:8f:b4:af:11:1b:33:28
. 2009-11-04 11:00:01.690 Initialised Blowfish-128 CBC client->server encryption
. 2009-11-04 11:00:01.690 Initialised HMAC-SHA1 client->server MAC algorithm
. 2009-11-04 11:00:01.784 Initialised Blowfish-128 CBC server->client encryption
. 2009-11-04 11:00:01.784 Initialised HMAC-SHA1 server->client MAC algorithm
. 2009-11-04 11:00:01.862 Reading private key file "C:\Test\keys\Generic_private.ppk"
! 2009-11-04 11:00:01.862 Using username "Generic".
. 2009-11-04 11:00:01.940 Offered public key
! 2009-11-04 11:00:02.018 Server refused our key
. 2009-11-04 11:00:02.018 Server refused public key
. 2009-11-04 11:00:02.018 Prompt (6, SSH password, , &Password: )
. 2009-11-04 11:00:02.018 Using stored password.
. 2009-11-04 11:00:02.018 Sent password
. 2009-11-04 11:00:02.112 Access granted
. 2009-11-04 11:00:02.190 Opened channel for session
. 2009-11-04 11:00:02.268 Started a shell/command
. 2009-11-04 11:00:02.268 --------------------------------------------------------------------------
. 2009-11-04 11:00:02.268 Using SFTP protocol.
. 2009-11-04 11:00:02.284 Doing startup conversation with host.
> 2009-11-04 11:00:02.284 Type: SSH_FXP_INIT, Size: 5, Number: -1
< 2009-11-04 11:00:02.627 Type: SSH_FXP_VERSION, Size: 5, Number: -1
. 2009-11-04 11:00:02.627 SFTP version 3 negotiated.
. 2009-11-04 11:00:02.627 We believe the server has signed timestamps bug
. 2009-11-04 11:00:02.627 We will use UTF-8 strings for status messages only
. 2009-11-04 11:00:02.627 Getting current directory name.
. 2009-11-04 11:00:02.627 Getting real path for '.'
> 2009-11-04 11:00:02.627 Type: SSH_FXP_REALPATH, Size: 10, Number: 16
< 2009-11-04 11:00:02.705 Type: SSH_FXP_NAME, Size: 84, Number: 16
. 2009-11-04 11:00:02.705 Real path is '/'
. 2009-11-04 11:00:02.705 Startup conversation with host finished.
. 2009-11-04 11:00:02.705 Cached directory change via "Test" to "/Test".
. 2009-11-04 11:00:02.705 Getting current directory name.
. 2009-11-04 11:00:02.705 Closing connection.
. 2009-11-04 11:00:02.705 Sending special code: 12
. 2009-11-04 11:00:02.705 Sent EOF message

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Re: We believe the server has signed timestamps bug

I do not understand. So your only problem is that you see the "We believe the server has signed timestamps bug" entry in the log?

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Big Ern
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Re: We believe the server has signed timestamps bug

Wow, I feel kinda stupid. I changed this from FTP to SFTP and modified the script and forgot about that. Thanks for taking a look.

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