tramp (2.1.5); various errors whith access over ssh

[Terechkov Evgenii]

First, sorry for my poor English. I'm Russian :-)

Tramp 2.0.39 and 2.1.5 is't working for me ("out of box" and
after some small customizations too). I have only one access
method: ssh. When I try to login on my machine(s) (some of them
have and some haven't (mime|uu)encode, but all have Perl, this
one machine ("dialer") have uuencode),
I randomly get various error messages, like:
"Args out of range: 1, 10" ("1, 8" sometimes)
"Login failed"

Version 2.0.39 open remote file (like "ssh:address@hidden:/etc/ntp.conf""),
but write "not a tramp file: tmp_file_name_here", on "C-x C-s".

Version 2.1.5 sometimes open remote files (and can save them),
but writes "Wrong type argument: stringp, nil" on "M-x
revert-buffer". "C-x C-v RET" works fine.

What could it mean? What info I forget to show?

Thanks for you attention.

--bug report follows this line--




Emacs  : GNU Emacs 21.3.1 (i586-alt-linux-gnu, X toolkit, Xaw3d scroll bars)
 of 2004-06-10 on mash.office.altlinux.ru
Package: tramp (2.1.5)

current state:
==============
(setq
 tramp-current-method nil
 tramp-current-user nil
 tramp-current-host nil
 tramp-auto-save-directory "~/tmp"
 tramp-default-method "ssh"
 tramp-default-method-alist '((nil "%" "smb") ("" "\\`\\(anonymous\\|ftp\\)\\'" 
"ftp") ("\\`ftp\\." "" "ftp")
                              ("\\`localhost\\'" "\\`root\\'" "su"))
 tramp-default-host "evg.krastel.ru"
 tramp-default-proxies-alist nil
 tramp-default-user nil
 tramp-default-user-alist '(("smb" nil "") ("\\`su\\(do\\)?\\'" nil "root")
                            ("\\`r\\(em\\)?\\(cp\\|sh\\)\\|telnet\\'" nil 
"evg"))
 tramp-rsh-end-of-line "\n"
 tramp-default-password-end-of-line "\n"
 tramp-remote-path '("/bin" "/usr/bin" "/usr/sbin" "/usr/local/bin" 
"/usr/ccs/bin" "/local/bin" "/local/freeware/bin"
                     "/local/gnu/bin" "/usr/freeware/bin" "/usr/pkg/bin" 
"/usr/xpg4/bin" "/usr/contrib/bin")
 tramp-login-prompt-regexp ".*ogin\\( .*\\)?: *"
 ;; variable encoded due to non-printable characters
 tramp-password-prompt-regexp (base64-decode-string 
"Xi4qXChbcFBdYXNzd29yZFx8cGFzc3BocmFzZVwpLio6AD8gKg==")
 tramp-wrong-passwd-regexp "^.*\\(Connection 
\\(?:\\(?:clo\\|refu\\)sed\\)\\|Host key verification failed\\.\\|Login 
\\(?:[Ii]ncorrect\\)\\|Name or service not known\\|Permission 
denied\\.\\|Sorry, try again\\.\\|Tramp connection closed\\).*\\|^.*\\(Received 
signal [0-9]+\\).*"
 tramp-yesno-prompt-regexp "\\(Are you sure you want to continue connecting 
(yes/no)\\?\\)\\s-*"
 tramp-yn-prompt-regexp "\\(Store key in cache\\? (y/n)\\)\\s-*"
 tramp-terminal-prompt-regexp "\\(TERM = (.*)\\|Terminal type\\? 
\\[.*\\]\\)\\s-*"
 tramp-temp-name-prefix "tramp."
 tramp-file-name-structure '("^/\\(\\([a-zA-Z_0-9-]+\\):\\)?\\(\\([^:/  
]+\\)@\\)?\\([a-zA-Z0-9_.-]+\\(#[0-9]+\\)?\\)?:\\(.*$\\)" 2 4 5 7)
 tramp-file-name-regexp "\\`/[^/:]+:"
 tramp-methods '(("smb") ("ftp")
                 ("rcp" (tramp-login-program "rsh") (tramp-copy-program "rcp") 
(tramp-remote-sh "/bin/sh")
                  (tramp-login-args (("%h") ("-l" "%u"))) (tramp-copy-args nil) 
(tramp-copy-keep-date-arg "-p")
                  (tramp-password-end-of-line nil))
                 ("scp" (tramp-login-program "ssh") (tramp-copy-program "scp") 
(tramp-remote-sh "/bin/sh")
                  (tramp-login-args (("%h") ("-l" "%u") ("-p" "%p") ("-e" 
"none"))) (tramp-copy-args nil)
                  (tramp-copy-keep-date-arg "-p") (tramp-password-end-of-line 
nil))
                 ("scp1" (tramp-login-program "ssh") (tramp-copy-program "scp") 
(tramp-remote-sh "/bin/sh")
                  (tramp-login-args (("%h") ("-l" "%u") ("-p" "%p") ("-1" "-e" 
"none"))) (tramp-copy-args ("-1"))
                  (tramp-copy-keep-date-arg "-p") (tramp-password-end-of-line 
nil))
                 ("scp2" (tramp-login-program "ssh") (tramp-copy-program "scp") 
(tramp-remote-sh "/bin/sh")
                  (tramp-login-args (("%h") ("-l" "%u") ("-p" "%p") ("-2" "-e" 
"none"))) (tramp-copy-args ("-2"))
                  (tramp-copy-keep-date-arg "-p") (tramp-password-end-of-line 
nil))
                 ("scp1_old" (tramp-login-program "ssh1") (tramp-copy-program 
"scp1") (tramp-remote-sh "/bin/sh")
                  (tramp-login-args (("%h") ("-l" "%u") ("-p" "%p") ("-e" 
"none"))) (tramp-copy-args nil)
                  (tramp-copy-keep-date-arg "-p") (tramp-password-end-of-line 
nil))
                 ("scp2_old" (tramp-login-program "ssh2") (tramp-copy-program 
"scp2") (tramp-remote-sh "/bin/sh")
                  (tramp-login-args (("%h") ("-l" "%u") ("-p" "%p") ("-e" 
"none"))) (tramp-copy-args nil)
                  (tramp-copy-keep-date-arg "-p") (tramp-password-end-of-line 
nil))
                 ("sftp" (tramp-login-program "ssh") (tramp-copy-program 
"sftp") (tramp-remote-sh "/bin/sh")
                  (tramp-login-args (("%h") ("-l" "%u") ("-p" "%p") ("-e" 
"none"))) (tramp-copy-args nil)
                  (tramp-copy-keep-date-arg nil) (tramp-password-end-of-line 
nil))
                 ("rsync" (tramp-login-program "ssh") (tramp-copy-program 
"rsync") (tramp-remote-sh "/bin/sh")
                  (tramp-login-args (("%h") ("-l" "%u") ("-p" "%p") ("-e" 
"none"))) (tramp-copy-args ("-e" "ssh"))
                  (tramp-copy-keep-date-arg "-t") (tramp-password-end-of-line 
nil))
                 ("remcp" (tramp-login-program "remsh") (tramp-copy-program 
"rcp") (tramp-remote-sh "/bin/sh")
                  (tramp-login-args (("%h") ("-l" "%u"))) (tramp-copy-args nil) 
(tramp-copy-keep-date-arg "-p")
                  (tramp-password-end-of-line nil))
                 ("rsh" (tramp-login-program "rsh") (tramp-copy-program nil) 
(tramp-remote-sh "/bin/sh")
                  (tramp-login-args (("%h") ("-l" "%u"))) (tramp-copy-args nil) 
(tramp-copy-keep-date-arg nil)
                  (tramp-password-end-of-line nil))
                 ("ssh" (tramp-login-program "ssh") (tramp-copy-program nil) 
(tramp-remote-sh "/bin/sh")
                  (tramp-login-args (("%h") ("-l" "%u") ("-p" "%p") ("-e" 
"none"))) (tramp-copy-args nil)
                  (tramp-copy-keep-date-arg nil) (tramp-password-end-of-line 
nil))
                 ("ssh1" (tramp-login-program "ssh") (tramp-copy-program nil) 
(tramp-remote-sh "/bin/sh")
                  (tramp-login-args (("%h") ("-l" "%u") ("-p" "%p") ("-1" "-e" 
"none"))) (tramp-copy-args ("-1"))
                  (tramp-copy-keep-date-arg nil) (tramp-password-end-of-line 
nil))
                 ("ssh2" (tramp-login-program "ssh") (tramp-copy-program nil) 
(tramp-remote-sh "/bin/sh")
                  (tramp-login-args (("%h") ("-l" "%u") ("-p" "%p") ("-2" "-e" 
"none"))) (tramp-copy-args ("-2"))
                  (tramp-copy-keep-date-arg nil) (tramp-password-end-of-line 
nil))
                 ("ssh1_old" (tramp-login-program "ssh1") (tramp-copy-program 
nil) (tramp-remote-sh "/bin/sh")
                  (tramp-login-args (("%h") ("-l" "%u") ("-p" "%p") ("-e" 
"none"))) (tramp-copy-args nil)
                  (tramp-copy-keep-date-arg nil) (tramp-password-end-of-line 
nil))
                 ("ssh2_old" (tramp-login-program "ssh2") (tramp-copy-program 
nil) (tramp-remote-sh "/bin/sh")
                  (tramp-login-args (("%h") ("-l" "%u") ("-p" "%p") ("-e" 
"none"))) (tramp-copy-args nil)
                  (tramp-copy-keep-date-arg nil) (tramp-password-end-of-line 
nil))
                 ("remsh" (tramp-login-program "remsh") (tramp-copy-program 
nil) (tramp-remote-sh "/bin/sh")
                  (tramp-login-args (("%h") ("-l" "%u"))) (tramp-copy-args nil) 
(tramp-copy-keep-date-arg nil)
                  (tramp-password-end-of-line nil))
                 ("telnet" (tramp-login-program "telnet") (tramp-copy-program 
nil) (tramp-remote-sh "/bin/sh")
                  (tramp-login-args (("%h"))) (tramp-copy-args nil) 
(tramp-copy-keep-date-arg nil)
                  (tramp-password-end-of-line nil))
                 ("su" (tramp-login-program "su") (tramp-copy-program nil) 
(tramp-remote-sh "/bin/sh")
                  (tramp-login-args (("-") ("%u"))) (tramp-copy-args nil) 
(tramp-copy-keep-date-arg nil)
                  (tramp-password-end-of-line nil))
                 ("sudo" (tramp-login-program "sudo") (tramp-copy-program nil) 
(tramp-remote-sh "/bin/sh")
                  (tramp-login-args (("-u" "%u") ("-s" "-p" "Password:"))) 
(tramp-copy-args nil)
                  (tramp-copy-keep-date-arg nil) (tramp-password-end-of-line 
nil))
                 ("scpx" (tramp-login-program "ssh") (tramp-copy-program "scp") 
(tramp-remote-sh "/bin/sh")
                  (tramp-login-args (("%h") ("-l" "%u") ("-p" "%p") ("-e" 
"none" "-t" "-t" "/bin/sh")))
                  (tramp-copy-args nil) (tramp-copy-keep-date-arg "-p") 
(tramp-password-end-of-line nil))
                 ("sshx" (tramp-login-program "ssh") (tramp-copy-program nil) 
(tramp-remote-sh "/bin/sh")
                  (tramp-login-args (("%h") ("-l" "%u") ("-p" "%p") ("-e" 
"none" "-t" "-t" "/bin/sh")))
                  (tramp-copy-args nil) (tramp-copy-keep-date-arg nil) 
(tramp-password-end-of-line nil))
                 ("krlogin" (tramp-login-program "krlogin") (tramp-copy-program 
nil) (tramp-remote-sh "/bin/sh")
                  (tramp-login-args (("%h") ("-l" "%u") ("-x"))) 
(tramp-copy-args nil) (tramp-copy-keep-date-arg nil)
                  (tramp-password-end-of-line nil))
                 ("plink" (tramp-login-program "plink") (tramp-copy-program 
nil) (tramp-remote-sh "/bin/sh")
                  (tramp-login-args (("%h") ("-l" "%u") ("-P" "%p") ("-ssh"))) 
(tramp-copy-args nil)
                  (tramp-copy-keep-date-arg nil) (tramp-password-end-of-line 
"xy"))
                 ("plink1" (tramp-login-program "plink") (tramp-copy-program 
nil) (tramp-remote-sh "/bin/sh")
                  (tramp-login-args (("%h") ("-l" "%u") ("-P" "%p") ("-1" 
"-ssh"))) (tramp-copy-args nil)
                  (tramp-copy-keep-date-arg nil) (tramp-password-end-of-line 
"xy"))
                 ("pscp" (tramp-login-program "plink") (tramp-copy-program 
"pscp") (tramp-remote-sh "/bin/sh")
                  (tramp-login-args (("%h") ("-l" "%u") ("-P" "%p") ("-ssh"))) 
(tramp-copy-args ("-scp"))
                  (tramp-copy-keep-date-arg "-p") (tramp-password-end-of-line 
"xy"))
                 ("psftp" (tramp-login-program "plink") (tramp-copy-program 
"pscp") (tramp-remote-sh "/bin/sh")
                  (tramp-login-args ("%h") ("-l" "%u") ("-P" "%p") ("-ssh")) 
(tramp-copy-args ("-psftp"))
                  (tramp-copy-keep-date-arg "-p") (tramp-password-end-of-line 
"xy"))
                 ("fcp" (tramp-login-program "fsh") (tramp-copy-program "fcp") 
(tramp-remote-sh "/bin/sh -i")
                  (tramp-login-args (("%h") ("-l" "%u") ("sh" "-i"))) 
(tramp-copy-args nil) (tramp-copy-keep-date-arg "-p")
                  (tramp-password-end-of-line nil))
                 )
 tramp-end-of-output "///606f39761499d87e01813c914c633a67"
 tramp-local-coding-commands '((b64 base64-encode-region base64-decode-region)
                               (uu tramp-uuencode-region uudecode-decode-region)
                               (pack "perl -e 'binmode STDIN; binmode STDOUT; 
print pack(q{u*}, join q{}, <>)'"
                                "perl -e 'binmode STDIN; binmode STDOUT; print 
unpack(q{u*}, join q{}, <>)'")
                               )
 tramp-remote-coding-commands '((b64 "mimencode -b" "mimencode -u -b") (b64 
"mmencode -b" "mmencode -u -b")
                                (b64 "recode data..base64" "recode 
base64..data")
                                (b64 tramp-perl-encode-with-module 
tramp-perl-decode-with-module)
                                (b64 tramp-perl-encode tramp-perl-decode) (uu 
"uuencode xxx" "uudecode -o /dev/stdout")
                                (uu "uuencode xxx" "uudecode -o -") (uu 
"uuencode xxx" "uudecode -p")
                                (uu "uuencode xxx" tramp-uudecode)
                                (pack "perl -e 'binmode STDIN; binmode STDOUT; 
print pack(q{u*}, join q{}, <>)'"
                                 "perl -e 'binmode STDIN; binmode STDOUT; print 
unpack(q{u*}, join q{}, <>)'")
                                )
 tramp-actions-before-shell '((tramp-login-prompt-regexp tramp-action-login)
                              (tramp-password-prompt-regexp 
tramp-action-password)
                              (tramp-wrong-passwd-regexp 
tramp-action-permission-denied)
                              (shell-prompt-pattern tramp-action-succeed) 
(tramp-shell-prompt-pattern tramp-action-succeed)
                              (tramp-yesno-prompt-regexp tramp-action-yesno) 
(tramp-yn-prompt-regexp tramp-action-yn)
                              (tramp-terminal-prompt-regexp 
tramp-action-terminal)
                              (tramp-process-alive-regexp 
tramp-action-process-alive))
 tramp-actions-copy-out-of-band '((tramp-password-prompt-regexp 
tramp-action-password)
                                  (tramp-wrong-passwd-regexp 
tramp-action-permission-denied)
                                  (tramp-process-alive-regexp 
tramp-action-out-of-band))
 tramp-terminal-type "dumb"
 ;; variable encoded due to non-printable characters
 tramp-shell-prompt-pattern (base64-decode-string 
"XlteIyQlPgpdKlsjJCU+XSAqXCgbXFtbMC05O10qW2EtekEtWl0gKlwpKg==")
 tramp-chunksize nil
 tramp-backup-directory-alist '(("." . "~/tmp"))
 shell-prompt-pattern "^[^#$%>\n]*[#$%>] *"
 backup-by-copying t
 backup-by-copying-when-linked nil
 backup-by-copying-when-mismatch nil
 backup-by-copying-when-privileged-mismatch 200
 password-cache t
 password-cache-expiry 16
 backup-directory-alist '((".+" . "~/tmp") (".+\\.texi?" . "~/tmp") 
(".?.?.?[mM]akefile.*" . "~/tmp") ("mbox" . "~/tmp"))
 file-name-handler-alist 
'(("\\.Z\\(~\\|\\.~[0-9]+~\\)?\\'\\|\\.bz2\\'\\|\\.tgz\\'\\|\\.g?z\\(~\\|\\.~[0-9]+~\\)?\\'"
 .
                            jka-compr-handler)
                           ("^/$\\|^/[^/:][^/]*$" . 
tramp-completion-file-name-handler)
                           ("\\`/[^/:]+:" . tramp-file-name-handler) ("\\`/:" . 
file-name-non-special))
 )

(setq
 buffer-name "*tramp/ssh address@hidden"
 tramp-cache-data #<hash-table 'equal nil 0/65 0x8cff9a8>
 tramp-current-method "ssh"
 tramp-current-user "root"
 tramp-current-host "dialer"
 tramp-current-hop-method "ssh"
 tramp-current-hop-user "root"
 tramp-current-hop-host "dialer"
 tramp-chunksize nil
 tramp-last-cmd-time '(17324 47482 62111)
 )

txtPaad7QNsYh.txt
Description: *tramp/ssh root@dialer*

txtFs0KqC0gp4.txt
Description: *debug tramp/ssh root@dialer*