Re: cannot ssh edit a file

[Tim Visher]

On Sat, Feb 20, 2021 at 4:44 AM Luca Ferrari <fluca1978@gmail.com> wrote:

> I'm using emacs 26.3 on ubuntu linux, and I cannot tramp via ssh into
> a machine to edit files.
> What happens is that once I digit /ssh:luca@remotehost: Emacs freezes.
> I've ssh keys in place, and I cannot connect with a terminal and ssh
> regularly. I've tried changing the shell of the user, since the remote
> user was using zsh and I've read that some particular prompts can
> confuse tramp, but nothing changed.
> I've tried the same using M-x find-file, but it freezes again.
> I've noted that trying to connect with a user that does not have ssh
> keys prompts me immediatly for the password, but once the password is
> entered, emacs freezes.
>
> Any idea about how to investigate and fix the problem?
>

Can you reproduce the problem from `emacs -Q`?