Describe the Bug
I have been using mscode ssh extension for a while but today it does not work anymore so I try to switch cursor ssh extension but run into this error due to lack of permission. Is there anyway to avoid this issue? (I’m a student at a university). I try to use vscode but it does not have the same issue.
2025-08-08 11:20:07.297 [info] (ssh_tunnel) stderr: main: line 222: /usr/bin/touch: Permission denied
2025-08-08 11:20:07.300 [info] (ssh_tunnel) stdout: Install in progress, sleeping for a bit…
2025-08-08 11:20:07.302 [info] (ssh_tunnel) stderr: ln: failed to access ‘/home/nmdang/.cursor-server/cursor-remote-lock.46c6725976b7778f3f8fd7af5527c06b.target’: No such file or directory
2025-08-08 11:20:08.304 [info] (ssh_tunnel) stderr: main: line 222: /usr/bin/touch: Permission denied
2025-08-08 11:20:08.306 [info] (ssh_tunnel) stderr: ln: failed to access ‘/home/nmdang/.cursor-server/cursor-remote-lock.46c6725976b7778f3f8fd7af5527c06b.target’: No such file or directory
2025-08-08 11:20:08.306 [info] (ssh_tunnel) stdout: Install in progress, sleeping for a bit…
2025-08-08 11:20:09.310 [info] (ssh_tunnel) stdout: 65997df0e416553ee6290e7d: start
exitCode==1==
nodeExecutable==/home/nmdang/.cursor-server/bin/54c27320fab08c9f5dd5873f07fca101f7a3e070/node==
multiplexListeningOn====
multiplexConnectionToken====
codeListeningOn====
errorMessage==Could not acquire lock after multiple attempts==
isFatalError====
codeConnectionToken====
detectedPlatform==linux==
arch==x64==
SSH_AUTH_SOCK====
65997df0e416553ee6290e7d: end
Steps to Reproduce
ssh into a university linux server with anysphere ssh extension
Operating System
Linux
Current Cursor Version (Menu → About Cursor → Copy)
Cursor version 1.3.9
SSH version 1.0.23
Does this stop you from using Cursor
Yes - Cursor is unusable