Re: tramp fails with ssh method, scp method works

[Timur Aydin]

On 12/8/19 9:58 PM, Timur Aydin wrote:
> I'm using emacs tramp to connect to an embedded system runnig yocto 
> linux and open a file. But tramp fails with the following error:
>
> Wrong method specification for 'ssh'
>
> The file spec is /ssh:root@10.2.1.92:/var/log/messages
>
> Attached is the tramp-verbose 10 output for the fail case.
>
> When I use the scp method, I am able to open the file without problem.
>
> When I try the same thing with the desktop PC where I have emacs 
> running, the problem doesn't happen. So the issue is specified to the 
> embedded system. One thing noteworthy is that the embedded system is 
> missing the base64 program. I remember having an issue related to this 
> in the past, but I don't know if it's relevant to the current problem.
>
> What else can I do to further debug this?

Just for completeness, I have invoked emacs -Q and the same problem 
happens with /ssh method. And the problem goes away with the /scp method.

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Timur Aydın