Original messages:
>I have an interesting problem with ssh1.2.25 on a solaris 2.6 machine.
>Going in or out via ssh takes an unusual amount of time. Specifically,
>ssh -v stops for a few seconds at "requesting pty". The wierd thing
>about this is that I'm also running the same version on a number of other
>machines (HP, SGI and another identical sun) with no problems. Sounds like
>a config problem on that one sun but not sure where else to look.
>ssh binaries are the same, resolv.conf, nsswitch.conf, /etc/hosts, default
>gateway etc are all identical on the two suns...
>I wonder if this may be an xauth issue as the next message after the
>requesting ptys is "Failed to get local xauth data" but I get that
>message on the other machines (HP, SGI, sun) also with no delays.

Turns out xauth was busted. I had /usr/local/bin in everyones path and
/usr/local/bin/xauth was a link to /usr/openwin/bin/xauth. By replacing 
this with a better-working xauth, the problem disappeared.

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