i'm getting the following error in syslog: Jul 24 11:40:22 possible-rogue-laptop sshd[19041]: Accepted publickey for dewey from 127.0.0.1 port 40876 ssh2 Jul 24 11:40:22 possible-rogue-laptop sshd[19044]: (pam_unix) session opened for user dewey by (uid=0) Jul 24 11:40:22 possible-rogue-laptop sshd[19044]: dispatch_protocol_error: type 5 seq 5 this happens on different target hosts running freebsd/openbsd/linux and differing openssh versions; the sequence number is dynamic, but the type is not. ssh key-based logins from openssh client via ssh-agent works fine. the problem is only evident when attempting the same from paramiko (python ssh client). while the problem may be with how i'm controlling the python client, i don't know where to look or what to try because i haven't yet found what "dispatch_protocol_error: type 5" means. can someone shed some light on this?