ProxyCommand not working if $SHELL not defined

[Darren Tucker]

Antonio Mignolli wrote:
> Probably is not a real issue, because everyone should have its SHELL var
> defined,
> but as said above, when it's not, ssh with ProxyCommand will fail.
> I use connect.c, but with no SHELL var defined is not executed, ssh -v
> will give "No such file", and I'm pretty sure it refers to the shell,
> I read in ChangeLog that now ProxyCommand will use $SHELL instead
> of /bin/sh.
> Maybe consider using /bin/sh as default when SHELL is not defined?

It already does that.  From sshconnect.c:ssh_proxy_connect()

         if ((shell = getenv("SHELL")) == NULL)
                 shell = _PATH_BSHELL;

where _PATH_BSHELL is defined in defines.h as:

#ifndef _PATH_BSHELL
# define _PATH_BSHELL "/bin/sh"

The only thing I can think of is _PATH_BSHELL being defined in the 
system headers and pointing somewhere else.  If you strace/truss ssh can 
you see what it's trying to open immediately before the "No such file"?

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