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stiv
Asked: 2019-12-17 13:59:04 +0800 CST

x2go: Connection failed, cannot create remote file

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When I try to server with x2goclient, I get this error:

how can I fix it?

UPDATE: Both computers are on same local network with no firewalls, ssh connection between them works perfectly. Both computers are running Ubuntu 18.04, software versions: x2goserver 4.1.0.0-3 and x2goclient 4.1.1.1-2.

18.04 x2goclient

3 Answers

  1. Best Answer

    This is a non-backward compatible change in libssh, which broke one of the corner cases in SCP protocol (aka CVE-2019-14889). This is already fixed in the x2goclient (it was already fixed for windows clients before) and now it is just matter of time to get this into your favorite distribution (preferrably through bug report in their bug tracker https://bugs.launchpad.net/):

    Also you can use a nightly builds repo https://launchpad.net/~x2go/+archive/ubuntu/ppa There is a fixed x2goclient with version 4.1.2.2-0~1884~ubuntu available and it`s working.

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  2. I found a temporary dirty solution for this.

    This seems to be an issue with the most recent updates of libssh which broke scp. Downgrading the libssh-4 package to its last version and restarting the x2goclient fixed it to me.

    This can be done with apt, or synaptic:

    search for libssh-4, click on it, Ctrl + E or package->Force version, and choose the earlier one

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    Keep in mind that holding old packages isn't recommended and this was a patch for some CVE, so might be all back to normal in future updates.

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  3. Try to re-create a new user:

    adduser myuser2

    and try to login with the new user & pass. If that helps, then find out the reasons of your currently-trying user permissions.

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