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Okay - maybe the issue is more complex.  It appears that a reboot solved
the immediate problem.

Robert E. Blair wrote:
| After the latest kernel upgrade (2.6.18-128.1.10.el5) ssh appears not to
| be able to do port forwarding.  It fails to open the local port for
| listening:
| | debug1: Local connections to LOCALHOST:10025 forwarded to remote
| address xxx.hep.anl.gov:25
| | debug1: Local forwarding listening on 127.0.0.1 port 10025.
| | bind: Cannot assign requested address
| | debug1: Local forwarding listening on ::1 port 10025.
| | bind: Cannot assign requested address
| | channel_setup_fwd_listener: cannot listen to port: 10025
| | Could not request local forwarding.
|
| Has anyone else seen this.  Is this a kernel bug or a feature?

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