VSCode v1.43 remote ssh cannot connect. v1.42 works

Question

I am connecting to a CENTOS 7.4 machine from my MAC using remote ssh extension. Everything was working fine in v1.42. I updated to v1.43 yesterday and now VSCode cannot connect. I get following error and it 'hangs' till I select close remote connection. I switched back to v1.42 and it works. Anyone else seen this?

[11:48:35.614] stderr> Authenticated to 172.18.116.204 ([172.18.116.204]:22).
[11:48:35.704] > Warning: no access to tty (Bad file descriptor).
[11:48:35.707] > Thus no job control in this shell.
[11:48:36.308] stderr> stty: 
[11:48:36.308] stderr> standard input: Inappropriate ioctl for device
[11:48:36.309] stderr> 
[11:48:38.151] stderr> stty: 
[11:48:38.152] stderr> standard input: Inappropriate ioctl for device
[11:48:38.152] > ready: 552eb5fb743e
[11:48:38.180] > Linux 3.10.0-693.el7.x86_64 #1 SMP Tue Aug 22 21:09:27 UTC 2017
[11:48:38.180] Platform: linux
[11:48:38.246] stderr> bash: line 1: syntax error near unexpected token `then'
[11:48:38.246] stderr> bash: line 1: `then'
[11:48:38.247] stderr> function: Command not found.
[11:48:38.247] > 552eb5fb743e: running
[11:48:38.248] stderr> COMMIT_ID=78a4c91400152c0f27ba4d363eb56d2835f9903a: Command not found.
[11:48:38.248] stderr> EXTENSIONS=: Command not found.
[11:48:38.249] stderr> TELEMETRY=: Command not found.
[11:48:38.263] stderr> export: Permission denied.
[11:48:38.282] stderr> ALLOW_CLIENT_DOWNLOAD=1: Command not found.
[11:48:38.282] stderr> VSCODE_AGENT_FOLDER: Undefined variable.
[11:48:38.283] stderr> _lock: Command not found.

Rooseveltroost

Answer 1

This is an open issue in VSCode Remote-SSH version 0.50.0. See Issue #2527.

The way I resolved it was to downgrade to version 0.49.0.

1. In VSCode, Ctrl+Shift+X to open extensions
2. Click the Manage icon next to the Remote - SSH extension
3. Click Install Another Version... from the options
4. Select the version to install (0.49.0)

I also recommend disabling the Extensions Auto Update in settings so this type of thing doesn't happen in the future with this or any other extensions.

Fishing

Answer 2

I think that is NOT a issue of VSCode(v1.42 or 1.43). You can try to downgrade Remote-SSH extension to version 0.49.

Descendant

Answer 3

I solved it by Cleaning up the VS Code Server on the remote. No uninstalling, no downgrading...

Simply:

1. Close VS Code
2. SSH into the remote using any other way, and run the commands from the link:

kill -9 `ps ax | grep "remoteExtensionHostAgent.js" | grep -v grep | awk '{print $1}'`
kill -9 `ps ax | grep "watcherService" | grep -v grep | awk '{print $1}'`
rm -rf ~/.vscode-server # Or ~/.vscode-server-insiders

3. Open VS Code again (it will re-install the remote server).

EDIT:
Running VS Code v1.43, Remote-SSH extension v0.50, on Windown 10.
Remote machine is CentOS 7

Svoboda

Answer 4

1. Downgrade Remote-SSH extension on your local VS Code
2. rm -rf .vscode-server on your remote machine. It's a folder in your home directory
3. Restart VS Code and connect again
4. Disable auto update on extensions and update it manually whenever you're ready

Quincentenary