[rancid] clogin hanging/doesn't respond

[Paul Gear]

Hi Wayne,

It would be great if you could document what the error was so that 
anyone else with a similar problem could find the answer in the list 
archives.

Regards,
Paul

On 11/13/2013 08:24 AM, Wayne Eisenberg wrote:
> I found the error, you can ignore this email.
>
> Thanks anyway,
>
> Wayne
>
> *From:*Wayne Eisenberg
> *Sent:* Tuesday, November 12, 2013 3:14 PM
> *To:* 'rancid-discuss at shrubbery.net'
> *Subject:* clogin hanging/doesn't respond
>
> Hi all,
>
> Here’s another unusual (for me) problem: for one specific switch, when I
> run clogin, it doesn’t respond after the login. In other words,
>
> [user at host]$ bin/clogin switch.test.com
>
> spawn ssh -c 3des -x -l user switch.test.com
>
> ******************************************************
>
> *                                                    *
>
> *                       WARNING                      *
>
> *                                                    *
>
> *          This device is private property.          *
>
> *     Unauthorized access is strictly prohibited.    *
>
> *  If you are not authorized to access this device,  *
>
> *           you MUST disconnect immediately.         *
>
> *        All access to this device is logged.        *
>
> *                                                    *
>
> ******************************************************
>
> Password:
>
> MC_CORE_TOP#
>
> [now I type:]
>
> sh ver
>
> [then after some seconds…]
>
> Error: TIMEOUT reached
>
> [user at host]$
>
> It doesn’t matter if I run clogin manually or if it happens as part of
> the normal rancid run, the same thing happens. The other cisco switches
> do not have this problem. If I run ssh manually from the prompt (ssh -c
> 3des -x -l user switch.test.com),  it gets to the enable prompt and then
> responds to any command I give it without problem. So it’s not the ssh
> program, (because the exact command line behaves as it should), or the
> configuration of the firewall that is between the rancid box and the
> switch (or nothing would work from behind there). The clogin script
> works for everything else, so it’s not the script either, right?
>
> Any ideas?
>
> Wayne**