# Cursor connect remote Linux server error

**URL:** <https://forum.cursor.com/t/cursor-connect-remote-linux-server-error/147933>\
**Category:** Discussions\
**Created:** [January 4, 2026, 12:33pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/cursor-connect-remote-linux-server-error/147933 "2026-01-04T12:33:03Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![user1657](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ad7895/32.png) [@user1657](https://forum.cursor.com/u/user1657)\
**Post date:** [January 4, 2026, 12:33pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/cursor-connect-remote-linux-server-error/147933/1 "2026-01-04T12:33:04Z")

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Resolving ssh remote authority ‘cursor-remote’ (Unparsed ‘ssh-remote+7b22686f73744e616d65223a22637572736f722d72656d6f7465227d’) (attempt #1)

_2026-01-04_ _20:29:47.993_ [info] SSH askpass server listening on port 59301

_2026-01-04_ _20:29:47.993_ [info] Using configured platform linux for remote host cursor-remote

_2026-01-04_ _20:29:47.995_ [info] Using askpass script: c:\Users\mediaX\.cursor\extensions\anysphere.remote-ssh-1.0.36\dist\scripts\launchSSHAskpass.bat with javascript file c:\Users\mediaX\.cursor\extensions\anysphere.remote-ssh-1.0.36\dist\scripts\sshAskClient.js. Askpass handle: 59301

_2026-01-04_ _20:29:48.012_ [info] Launching SSH server via shell with command: type “C:\Users\mediaX\AppData\Local\Temp\cursor\_remote\_install\_2a909cdd-761d-4794-abcf-964c5838b2fb.sh” | ssh -T -D 59302 cursor-remote bash --login -c bash

_2026-01-04_ _20:29:48.012_ [info] Establishing SSH connection: type “C:\Users\mediaX\AppData\Local\Temp\cursor\_remote\_install\_2a909cdd-761d-4794-abcf-964c5838b2fb.sh” | ssh -T -D 59302 cursor-remote bash --login -c bash

_2026-01-04_ _20:29:48.012_ [info] Started installation script. Waiting for it to finish…

_2026-01-04_ _20:29:48.012_ [info] Waiting for server to install. Timeout: 30000ms

_2026-01-04_ _20:30:18.018_ [error] Error installing server: Failed to install server within the timeout

_2026-01-04_ _20:30:18.018_ [info] Deleting local script C:\Users\mediaX\AppData\Local\Temp\cursor\_remote\_install\_2a909cdd-761d-4794-abcf-964c5838b2fb.sh

_2026-01-04_ _20:30:18.018_ [error] Error deleting random file C:\Users\mediaX\AppData\Local\Temp\cursor\_remote\_install\_2a909cdd-761d-4794-abcf-964c5838b2fb.sh: Error: EBUSY: resource busy or locked, unlink ‘C:\Users\mediaX\AppData\Local\Temp\cursor\_remote\_install\_2a909cdd-761d-4794-abcf-964c5838b2fb.sh’

_2026-01-04_ _20:30:18.021_ [error] Error resolving SSH authority Failed to install server within the timeout

why ?

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**Author:** ![deanrie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/deanrie/32/1263_2.png) [@deanrie](https://forum.cursor.com/u/deanrie)\
**Post date:** [January 4, 2026, 2:32pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/cursor-connect-remote-linux-server-error/147933/3 "2026-01-04T14:32:11Z")

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Hey, thanks for the report.

This is a known issue - the old cursor-server process on the remote host is blocking the new installation.

Fix - run on the remote Linux host:

```bash
pkill -f .cursor-server
rm -rf ~/.cursor-server /tmp/cursor-remote-lock.* /tmp/cursor-server-*.tar.gz

```

If 30 seconds isn’t enough for your network, add this to Cursor Settings (JSON):

```json
"remote.SSH.connectTimeout": 120

```

Similar issue resolved here: [Every time after the upgrade, Cursor Remote-SSH times out](https://forum.cursor.com/t/every-time-after-the-upgrade-cursor-remote-ssh-times-out-during-remote-server-installation-despite-a-successful-download-and-extraction/147339)

Let me know if this helps.

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**Author:** ![user1657](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ad7895/32.png) [@user1657](https://forum.cursor.com/u/user1657)\
**Post date:** [January 6, 2026, 5:00am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/cursor-connect-remote-linux-server-error/147933/4 "2026-01-06T05:00:14Z")

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1. I clear remote server  
(base) root@DESKTOP-BE2FPE6:~# pkill -f .cursor-server  
(base) root@DESKTOP-BE2FPE6:~# rm -rf ~/.cursor-server /tmp/cursor-remote-lock.\* /tmp/cursor-server-\*.tar.gz

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**Author:** ![ravirahman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/ravirahman/32/20386_2.png) [@ravirahman](https://forum.cursor.com/u/ravirahman)\
**Post date:** [January 9, 2026, 7:38pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/cursor-connect-remote-linux-server-error/147933/6 "2026-01-09T19:38:01Z")

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Can you set the log level for Remote SSH to trace, and share the logs from the “Remote - SSH” output panel?

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/original/3X/3/a/3a6123058019b5da1400480cb5ff87ef39a55006.png)

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**Author:** ![system](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/system/32/99069_2.png) [@system](https://forum.cursor.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [April 9, 2026, 7:38pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/cursor-connect-remote-linux-server-error/147933/7 "2026-04-09T19:38:10Z")

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