[[!meta title="adding remote server using ssh on an Android 4.1 device"]]

### Please describe the problem.

Unable to add remote server using ssh on a 4.1 device.

The error message on the android is: Failed to ssh to the server. Transcript: Could not create directory '(null)/.ssh'.

The message from sshd on the server is: Feb 20 11:32:37 thrain sshd[1662]: Did not receive identification string from 10.1.0.16

(thrain is the sshd server, 10.1.0.16 is the android)

### What steps will reproduce the problem?

On the android, go into the get-annex webpage, select add remote repository,
add the particulars

hit check this server.

### What version of git-annex are you using? On what operating system?

The android version of git-annex is 5.20150219-gd24cgd3
The version of address is 4.1.1

The sshd server is debian wheezy


### Please provide any additional information below.

[[!format sh """
# If you can, paste a complete transcript of the problem occurring here.
# If the problem is with the git-annex assistant, paste in .git/annex/daemon.log


# End of transcript or log.
"""]]