Re: error on MAC OSX Lion: Permission denied, exiting abnormally with code 255

[Michael Albinus]

Sarah Alam Malik <address@hidden> writes:

> Hi Michael,

Hi Sarah,

> When I do
>
> ssh -l smalik  -e none cmslpc-sl5.fnal.gov
>
> in a shell, it just logs me into the remote computer. Prior to this I
> always use kinit -f address@hidden and then enter my password
> there. I have used tramp successfully on my other MAC where I always
> do kinit on a shell and enter my password before using tramp in emacs
> and I was never prompted for a password.

OK, Tramp cannot send any password because it is not prompted for by
ssh. 

I do not use OSX, so I cannot test anything. However, it looks to me
like kinit is setting some environment Emacs is not aware of.

What happens, if you start Emacs from the same shell after you have
called kinit?

Alternatively, another method Tramp offers is krlogin, a "kerberized"
login. But I have no idea whether it is applicable for your case.

> Thanks
> Sarah

Best regards, Michael.