GPUS sftp: Differences before and after /etc/issue removal

gistfile1.txt

pdinoto@ahiseven ~ $ diff waysact/waysact-vpn/2015-10-19-gpus-sftp-failure.txt waysact/waysact-vpn/2015-10-19-gpus-sftp-failure-2.txt
57c57
< debug2: bits set: 1508/3072
---
> debug2: bits set: 1545/3072
66c66
< debug2: bits set: 1550/3072
---
> debug2: bits set: 1571/3072
82,89d81
< debug3: input_userauth_banner
< 
< *  *  *  W A R N I N G  *  *  *
< 
< THIS IS A RESTRICTED COMPUTER SYSTEM
< 
< This computer system including all related equipment, network devices (specifically including Internet access), are provided only for authorized use. All computer systems may be monitored for all lawful purposes, including to ensure that their use is authorized, for management of the system, to facilitate protection against unauthorized access, and to verify security procedures, survivability and operational security. Monitoring includes active attacks by authorized personnel and their entities to test or verify the security of the system. During monitoring, information may be examined, recorded, copied and used for authorized purposes. All information including personal information, placed on or sent over this system may be monitored. Uses of this system, authorized or unauthorized, constitutes consent to monitoring of this system. Unauthorized use may subject you to criminal prosecution. Evidence of any such unauthorized use collected during monitoring may be used for civil, criminal or other adverse action. Use of this system constitutes consent to monitoring for these purposes.
< 
158c150
< debug2: channel 0: read<=0 rfd 4 len -1
---
> pdinoto@p00-i-****71a5:~$ debug2: channel 0: read<=0 rfd 4 len -1
167,169d158
< debug2: channel 0: ibuf empty
< debug2: channel 0: send eof
< debug2: channel 0: input drain -> closed
173a163,164
> debug2: channel 0: send eof
> debug2: channel 0: input drain -> closed
187,188c178,179
< Transferred: sent 2920, received 3792 bytes, in 0.5 seconds
< Bytes per second: sent 5353.7, received 6952.5
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> Transferred: sent 2920, received 2592 bytes, in 0.8 seconds
> Bytes per second: sent 3805.6, received 3378.1