# Cursor SSH by Anysphere is not working

**URL:** <https://forum.cursor.com/t/cursor-ssh-by-anysphere-is-not-working/115100>\
**Category:** Bug Reports\
**Created:** [July 8, 2025, 8:57am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/cursor-ssh-by-anysphere-is-not-working/115100 "2025-07-08T08:57:04Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Infuse\_Creations](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/4af34b/32.png) [@Infuse\_Creations](https://forum.cursor.com/u/Infuse_Creations)\
**Post date:** [July 8, 2025, 8:57am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/cursor-ssh-by-anysphere-is-not-working/115100/1 "2025-07-08T08:57:04Z")

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### Describe the Bug

When i connect to SSH from cursor it establishes connection but it gives error with the server, by terminal the connection is succesfull, this is the error:

m bash --login -c bash  
2025-07-08 10:41:29.940 [info] Started installation script. Waiting for it to finish…  
2025-07-08 10:41:29.940 [info] Waiting for server to install via process(6716)…  
2025-07-08 10:41:30.018 [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stderr: OpenSSH\_for\_Windows\_9.5p1, LibreSSL 3.8.2

2025-07-08 10:41:30.022 [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stderr: debug1: Reading configuration data C:\Users\TESTER/.ssh/config

2025-07-08 10:41:30.058 [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stderr: debug1: Connecting to hl1424.dinaserver.(com) [82.98.171.206] port 22.

2025-07-08 10:41:30.076 [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stderr: debug1: Connection established.

2025-07-08 10:41:30.077 [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stderr: debug1: identity file C:\Users\TESTER/.ssh/id\_rsa type -1

2025-07-08 10:41:30.079 [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stderr: debug1: identity file C:\Users\TESTER/.ssh/id\_rsa-cert type -1

2025-07-08 10:41:30.080 [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stderr: debug1: identity file C:\Users\TESTER/.ssh/id\_ecdsa type -1

2025-07-08 10:41:30.080 [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stderr: debug1: identity file C:\Users\TESTER/.ssh/id\_ecdsa-cert type -1

2025-07-08 10:41:30.081 [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stderr: debug1: identity file C:\Users\TESTER/.ssh/id\_ecdsa\_sk type -1

2025-07-08 10:41:30.082 [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stderr: debug1: identity file C:\Users\TESTER/.ssh/id\_ecdsa\_sk-cert type -1

2025-07-08 10:41:30.084 [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stderr: debug1: identity file C:\Users\TESTER/.ssh/id\_ed25519 type 3

2025-07-08 10:41:30.085 [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stderr: debug1: identity file C:\Users\TESTER/.ssh/id\_ed25519-cert type -1

2025-07-08 10:41:30.087 [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stderr: debug1: identity file C:\Users\TESTER/.ssh/id\_ed25519\_sk type -1

2025-07-08 10:41:30.088 [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stderr: debug1: identity file C:\Users\TESTER/.ssh/id\_ed25519\_sk-cert type -1

2025-07-08 10:41:30.089 [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stderr: debug1: identity file C:\Users\TESTER/.ssh/id\_xmss type -1

2025-07-08 10:41:30.089 [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stderr: debug1: identity file C:\Users\TESTER/.ssh/id\_xmss-cert type -1

2025-07-08 10:41:30.090 [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stderr: debug1: identity file C:\Users\TESTER/.ssh/id\_dsa type -1

2025-07-08 10:41:30.091 [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stderr: debug1: identity file C:\Users\TESTER/.ssh/id\_dsa-cert type -1

2025-07-08 10:41:30.091 [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stderr: debug1: Local version string SSH-2.0-OpenSSH\_for\_Windows\_9.5

2025-07-08 10:41:30.116 [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stderr: debug1: Remote protocol version 2.0, remote software version OpenSSH\_8.4p1 Debian-5+deb11u5

2025-07-08 10:41:30.117 [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stderr: debug1: compat\_banner: match: OpenSSH\_8.4p1 Debian-5+deb11u5 pat OpenSSH\* compat 0x04000000

2025-07-08 10:41:30.118 [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stderr: debug1: Authenticating to hl1424.dinaserver.(com):22 as ‘inroom’

2025-07-08 10:41:30.121 [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stderr: debug1: load\_hostkeys: fopen C:\Users\TESTER/.ssh/known\_hosts2: No such file or directory

2025-07-08 10:41:30.122 [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stderr: debug1: load\_hostkeys: fopen **PROGRAMDATA** \ssh/ssh\_known\_hosts: No such file or directory

2025-07-08 10:41:30.122 [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stderr: debug1: load\_hostkeys: fopen **PROGRAMDATA** \ssh/ssh\_known\_hosts2: No such file or directory

2025-07-08 10:41:30.122 [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stderr: debug1: SSH2\_MSG\_KEXINIT sent

2025-07-08 10:41:30.142 [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stderr: debug1: SSH2\_MSG\_KEXINIT received

2025-07-08 10:41:30.142 [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stderr: debug1: kex: algorithm: curve25519-sha256@libssh.(org)

2025-07-08 10:41:30.142 [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stderr: debug1: kex: host key algorithm: ssh-ed25519-cert-v01@openssh.(com)

2025-07-08 10:41:30.143 [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stderr: debug1: kex: server-\>client cipher: chacha20-poly1305@openssh.(com) MAC: compression: none

2025-07-08 10:41:30.144 [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stderr: debug1: kex: client-\>server cipher: chacha20-poly1305@openssh.(com) MAC: compression: none

2025-07-08 10:41:30.146 [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stderr: debug1: expecting SSH2\_MSG\_KEX\_ECDH\_REPLY

2025-07-08 10:41:30.169 [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stderr: debug1: SSH2\_MSG\_KEX\_ECDH\_REPLY received

2025-07-08 10:41:30.172 [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stderr: debug1: Server host certificate: ssh-ed25519-cert-v01@openssh.(com) SHA256:KfmGmQZqcJB7EtQEVfZY3N57nmewdGS/8BReRlfOZlg, serial 10363287696546858757 ID “vault-approle-29f98699066a70907b12d40455f658dcde7b9e67b07464bff0145e4657ce6658” CA ssh-ed25519 SHA256:wkJJZuPQDiF2M7XkCCSY7xk2jD/QMOneeltZbMBFsLI valid from 2025-03-10T08:24:13 to 2035-03-08T08:24:43

2025-07-08 10:41:30.176 [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stderr: debug1: load\_hostkeys: fopen C:\Users\TESTER/.ssh/known\_hosts2: No such file or directory

2025-07-08 10:41:30.177 [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stderr: debug1: load\_hostkeys: fopen **PROGRAMDATA** \ssh/ssh\_known\_hosts: No such file or directory

2025-07-08 10:41:30.178 [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stderr: debug1: load\_hostkeys: fopen **PROGRAMDATA** \ssh/ssh\_known\_hosts2: No such file or directory

2025-07-08 10:41:30.179 [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stderr: debug1: No matching CA found. Retry with plain key

2025-07-08 10:41:30.179 [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stderr: debug1: Host ‘hl1424.dinaserver.(com)’ is known and matches the ED25519 host key.

2025-07-08 10:41:30.180 [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stderr: debug1: Found key in C:\Users\TESTER/.ssh/known\_hosts:10

2025-07-08 10:41:30.184 [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stderr: debug1: ssh\_packet\_send2\_wrapped: resetting send seqnr 3

2025-07-08 10:41:30.184 [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stderr: debug1: rekey out after 134217728 blocks

2025-07-08 10:41:30.185 [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stderr: debug1: SSH2\_MSG\_NEWKEYS sent

2025-07-08 10:41:30.186 [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stderr: debug1: expecting SSH2\_MSG\_NEWKEYS

2025-07-08 10:41:30.186 [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stderr: debug1: ssh\_packet\_read\_poll2: resetting read seqnr 3

2025-07-08 10:41:30.187 [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stderr: debug1: SSH2\_MSG\_NEWKEYS received

2025-07-08 10:41:30.187 [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stderr: debug1: rekey in after 134217728 blocks

2025-07-08 10:41:30.188 [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stderr: debug1: get\_agent\_identities: ssh\_get\_authentication\_socket: No such file or directory

2025-07-08 10:41:30.188 [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stderr: debug1: Will attempt key: C:\Users\TESTER/.ssh/id\_rsa

2025-07-08 10:41:30.188 [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stderr: debug1: Will attempt key: C:\Users\TESTER/.ssh/id\_ecdsa

2025-07-08 10:41:30.189 [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stderr: debug1: Will attempt key: C:\Users\TESTER/.ssh/id\_ecdsa\_sk

2025-07-08 10:41:30.189 [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stderr: debug1: Will attempt key: C:\Users\TESTER/.ssh/id\_ed25519 ED25519 SHA256:EocNCfbjPYOM4FVpyBEVfO1jDYsvOxTpMkVMHj10tQU

2025-07-08 10:41:30.189 [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stderr: debug1: Will attempt key: C:\Users\TESTER/.ssh/id\_ed25519\_sk

2025-07-08 10:41:30.190 [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stderr: debug1: Will attempt key: C:\Users\TESTER/.ssh/id\_xmss

2025-07-08 10:41:30.190 [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stderr: debug1: Will attempt key: C:\Users\TESTER/.ssh/id\_dsa

2025-07-08 10:41:30.190 [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stderr: debug1: SSH2\_MSG\_EXT\_INFO received

2025-07-08 10:41:30.190 [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stderr: debug1: kex\_input\_ext\_info: server-sig-algs=\<ssh-ed25519,sk-ssh-ed25519@openssh.(com),ssh-rsa,rsa-sha2-256,rsa-sha2-512,ssh-dss,ecdsa-sha2-nistp256,ecdsa-sha2-nistp384,ecdsa-sha2-nistp521,sk-ecdsa-sha2-nistp256@openssh.(com),webauthn-sk-ecdsa-sha2-nistp256@openssh.com\>

2025-07-08 10:41:30.262 [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stderr: debug1: SSH2\_MSG\_SERVICE\_ACCEPT received

2025-07-08 10:41:30.289 [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stderr: debug1: Authentications that can continue: publickey,password

2025-07-08 10:41:30.289 [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stderr: debug1: Next authentication method: publickey  
debug1: Trying private key: C:\Users\TESTER/.ssh/id\_rsa

2025-07-08 10:41:30.290 [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stderr: debug1: Trying private key: C:\Users\TESTER/.ssh/id\_ecdsa

2025-07-08 10:41:30.290 [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stderr: debug1: Trying private key: C:\Users\TESTER/.ssh/id\_ecdsa\_sk

2025-07-08 10:41:30.291 [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stderr: debug1: Offering public key: C:\Users\TESTER/.ssh/id\_ed25519 ED25519 SHA256:EocNCfbjPYOM4FVpyBEVfO1jDYsvOxTpMkVMHj10tQU

2025-07-08 10:41:30.317 [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stderr: debug1: Authentications that can continue: publickey,password

2025-07-08 10:41:30.318 [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stderr: debug1: Trying private key: C:\Users\TESTER/.ssh/id\_ed25519\_sk

2025-07-08 10:41:30.319 [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stderr: debug1: Trying private key: C:\Users\TESTER/.ssh/id\_xmss

2025-07-08 10:41:30.320 [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stderr: debug1: Trying private key: C:\Users\TESTER/.ssh/id\_dsa

2025-07-08 10:41:30.321 [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stderr: debug1: Next authentication method: password

2025-07-08 10:41:30.321 [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stderr: debug1: read\_passphrase: requested to askpass

2025-07-08 10:41:30.558 [info] Askpass server received request: POST /  
2025-07-08 10:41:30.559 [info] Askpass server received request body: {“request”:"inroom@hl1424.dinaserver.(com)'s password: "}  
2025-07-08 10:41:30.559 [info] Received SSH askpass request: inroom@hl1424.dinaserver.(com)'s password:  
2025-07-08 10:41:33.265 [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stderr: Authenticated to hl1424.dinaserver.(com) ([82.98.171.206]:22) using “password”.

2025-07-08 10:41:33.266 [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stderr: debug1: Local connections to LOCALHOST:65036 forwarded to remote address socks:0

2025-07-08 10:41:33.266 [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stderr: debug1: Local forwarding listening on ::1 port 65036.

2025-07-08 10:41:33.267 [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stderr: debug1: channel 0: new port-listener [port listener] (inactive timeout: 0)

2025-07-08 10:41:33.268 [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stderr: debug1: Local forwarding listening on 127.0.0.1 port 65036.

2025-07-08 10:41:33.269 [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stderr: debug1: channel 1: new port-listener [port listener] (inactive timeout: 0)

2025-07-08 10:41:33.269 [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stderr: debug1: channel 2: new session [client-session] (inactive timeout: 0)

2025-07-08 10:41:33.270 [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stderr: debug1: Requesting no-more-sessions@openssh.(com)

2025-07-08 10:41:33.270 [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stderr: debug1: Entering interactive session.

2025-07-08 10:41:33.270 [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stderr: debug1: pledge: filesystem

2025-07-08 10:41:33.290 [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stderr: debug1: client\_input\_global\_request: rtype hostkeys-00@openssh.(com) want\_reply 0

2025-07-08 10:41:33.293 [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stderr: debug1: client\_input\_hostkeys: searching C:\Users\TESTER/.ssh/known\_hosts for hl1424.dinaserver.(com) / (none)

2025-07-08 10:41:33.302 [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stderr: debug1: client\_input\_hostkeys: searching C:\Users\TESTER/.ssh/known\_hosts2 for hl1424.dinaserver.(com) / (none)

2025-07-08 10:41:33.302 [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stderr: debug1: client\_input\_hostkeys: hostkeys file C:\Users\TESTER/.ssh/known\_hosts2 does not exist

2025-07-08 10:41:33.322 [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stderr: debug1: Sending command: bash --login -c bash

2025-07-08 10:41:33.343 [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stderr: debug1: client\_global\_hostkeys\_prove\_confirm: server used untrusted RSA signature algorithm ssh-rsa for key 0, disregarding

2025-07-08 10:41:33.356 [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stderr: debug1: update\_known\_hosts: known hosts file C:\Users\TESTER/.ssh/known\_hosts2 does not exist

2025-07-08 10:41:33.356 [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stderr: debug1: pledge: network

2025-07-08 10:41:33.386 [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stdout: Using TMP\_DIR: /tmp

2025-07-08 10:41:33.429 [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stdout: Killing all running Cursor servers

2025-07-08 10:41:33.437 [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stdout: No running code servers found  
Killing running code servers:

2025-07-08 10:41:33.443 [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stdout: Killing all running multiplex servers

2025-07-08 10:41:33.450 [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stdout: No running multiplex servers found  
Killing running multiplex servers:

2025-07-08 10:41:33.457 [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stdout: Removing all existing Cursor installations

2025-07-08 10:41:33.508 [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stdout: removed directory ‘/home/inroom/.cursor-server/bin/faa03b17cce93e8a80b7d62d57f5eda6bb6ab9f0’  
removed directory ‘/home/inroom/.cursor-server/bin’  
removed ‘/tmp/cursor-remote-lock.84208b7cc12589303877e5bd8a6da8eb.target’  
Deleting left behind cursor servers, except for /home/inroom/.cursor-server/cursor-server-b53a6482-38bd-4c3a-910a-af5c44d77210.tar.gz

2025-07-08 10:41:33.679 [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stdout: Done deleting left behind cursor servers

2025-07-08 10:41:33.705 [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stdout: Locking /tmp/cursor-remote-lock.84208b7cc12589303877e5bd8a6da8eb

2025-07-08 10:41:33.707 [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stderr: main: line 212: /usr/bin/ln: Permission denied

2025-07-08 10:41:33.708 [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stdout: Install in progress, sleeping for a bit…

2025-07-08 10:41:34.725 [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stdout: Install in progress, sleeping for a bit…

2025-07-08 10:41:34.725 [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stderr: main: line 212: /usr/bin/ln: Permission denied

2025-07-08 10:41:35.716 [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stdout: Install in progress, sleeping for a bit…

2025-07-08 10:41:35.717 [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stderr: main: line 212: /usr/bin/ln: Permission denied

2025-07-08 10:41:36.721 [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stdout: Install in progress, sleeping for a bit…

2025-07-08 10:41:36.722 [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stderr: main: line 212: /usr/bin/ln: Permission denied

2025-07-08 10:41:37.725 [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stdout: Install in progress, sleeping for a bit…

2025-07-08 10:41:37.726 [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stderr: main: line 212: /usr/bin/ln: Permission denied

2025-07-08 10:41:38.732 [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stdout: Install in progress, sleeping for a bit…

2025-07-08 10:41:38.734 [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stderr: main: line 212: /usr/bin/ln: Permission denied

2025-07-08 10:41:39.747 [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stdout: Install in progress, sleeping for a bit…

2025-07-08 10:41:39.747 [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stderr: main: line 212: /usr/bin/ln: Permission denied

2025-07-08 10:41:40.742 [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stderr: main: line 212: /usr/bin/ln: Permission denied

2025-07-08 10:41:40.743 [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stdout: Install in progress, sleeping for a bit…

2025-07-08 10:41:41.745 [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stderr: main: line 212: /usr/bin/ln: Permission denied

2025-07-08 10:41:41.747 [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stdout: Install in progress, sleeping for a bit…

2025-07-08 10:41:42.751 [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stdout: Install in progress, sleeping for a bit…

2025-07-08 10:41:42.755 [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stderr: main: line 212: /usr/bin/ln: Permission denied

2025-07-08 10:41:43.754 [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stdout: Install in progress, sleeping for a bit…

2025-07-08 10:41:43.754 [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stderr: main: line 212: /usr/bin/ln: Permission denied

2025-07-08 10:41:44.766 [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stdout: Install in progress, sleeping for a bit…

2025-07-08 10:41:44.767 [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stderr: main: line 212: /usr/bin/ln: Permission denied

2025-07-08 10:41:45.764 [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stdout: Install in progress, sleeping for a bit…

2025-07-08 10:41:45.764 [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stderr: main: line 212: /usr/bin/ln: Permission denied

2025-07-08 10:41:46.772 [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stdout: Install in progress, sleeping for a bit…

2025-07-08 10:41:46.773 [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stderr: main: line 212: /usr/bin/ln: Permission denied

2025-07-08 10:41:47.777 [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stdout: Install in progress, sleeping for a bit…

2025-07-08 10:41:47.778 [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stderr: main: line 212: /usr/bin/ln: Permission denied

2025-07-08 10:41:48.783 [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stdout: Install in progress, sleeping for a bit…

2025-07-08 10:41:48.784 [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stderr: main: line 212: /usr/bin/ln: Permission denied

2025-07-08 10:41:49.789 [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stdout: Install in progress, sleeping for a bit…

2025-07-08 10:41:49.789 [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stderr: main: line 212: /usr/bin/ln: Permission denied

2025-07-08 10:41:50.793 [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stderr: main: line 212: /usr/bin/ln: Permission denied

2025-07-08 10:41:50.794 [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stdout: Install in progress, sleeping for a bit…

2025-07-08 10:41:51.802 [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stdout: Install in progress, sleeping for a bit…

2025-07-08 10:41:51.803 [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stderr: main: line 212: /usr/bin/ln: Permission denied

2025-07-08 10:41:52.804 [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stdout: Install in progress, sleeping for a bit…

2025-07-08 10:41:52.805 [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stderr: main: line 212: /usr/bin/ln: Permission denied

2025-07-08 10:41:53.815 [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stdout: Install in progress, sleeping for a bit…

2025-07-08 10:41:53.816 [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stderr: main: line 212: /usr/bin/ln: Permission denied

2025-07-08 10:41:54.815 [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stderr: main: line 212: /usr/bin/ln: Permission denied

2025-07-08 10:41:54.816 [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stdout: Install in progress, sleeping for a bit…

2025-07-08 10:41:55.819 [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stdout: Install in progress, sleeping for a bit…

2025-07-08 10:41:55.819 [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stderr: main: line 212: /usr/bin/ln: Permission denied

2025-07-08 10:41:56.823 [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stderr: main: line 212: /usr/bin/ln: Permission denied

2025-07-08 10:41:56.824 [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stdout: Install in progress, sleeping for a bit…

2025-07-08 10:41:57.828 [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stdout: Install in progress, sleeping for a bit…

2025-07-08 10:41:57.829 [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stderr: main: line 212: /usr/bin/ln: Permission denied

2025-07-08 10:41:58.831 [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stderr: main: line 212: /usr/bin/ln: Permission denied

2025-07-08 10:41:58.833 [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stdout: Install in progress, sleeping for a bit…

2025-07-08 10:41:59.838 [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stdout: Install in progress, sleeping for a bit…

2025-07-08 10:41:59.850 [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stderr: main: line 212: /usr/bin/ln: Permission denied

2025-07-08 10:42:00.843 [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stderr: main: line 212: /usr/bin/ln: Permission denied

2025-07-08 10:42:00.843 [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stdout: Install in progress, sleeping for a bit…

2025-07-08 10:42:01.848 [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stderr: main: line 212: /usr/bin/ln: Permission denied

2025-07-08 10:42:01.849 [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stdout: Install in progress, sleeping for a bit…

2025-07-08 10:42:02.853 [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stdout: Install in progress, sleeping for a bit…

2025-07-08 10:42:02.854 [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stderr: main: line 212: /usr/bin/ln: Permission denied

2025-07-08 10:42:03.858 [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stderr: debug1: client\_input\_channel\_req: channel 2 rtype exit-status reply 0

2025-07-08 10:42:03.860 [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stdout: 6286d326cdefd77036e6eacf: start  
exitCode==1==  
nodeExecutable==/home/inroom/.cursor-server/bin/faa03b17cce93e8a80b7d62d57f5eda6bb6ab9f0/node==  
multiplexListeningOn====  
multiplexConnectionToken====  
codeListeningOn====  
errorMessage==Could not acquire lock after multiple attempts==  
isFatalError====  
codeConnectionToken====  
detectedPlatform==linux==  
arch==x64==  
SSH\_AUTH\_SOCK====  
6286d326cdefd77036e6eacf: end

2025-07-08 10:42:03.862 [info] Server install command exit code: 1  
2025-07-08 10:42:03.866 [error] Error installing server: Couldn’t install Cursor Server, install script returned non-zero exit status: Could not acquire lock after multiple attempts  
2025-07-08 10:42:03.866 [info] Deleting local script C:\Users\TESTER\AppData\Local\Temp\cursor\_remote\_install\_49579.sh  
2025-07-08 10:42:03.868 [error] Error resolving SSH authority Couldn’t install Cursor Server, install script returned non-zero exit status: Could not acquire lock after multiple attempts  
2025-07-08 10:42:03.869 [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stderr: debug1: channel 2: free: client-session, nchannels 3  
debug1: channel 0: free: port listener, nchannels 2  
debug1: channel 1: free: port listener, nchannels 1  
Transferred: sent 31140, received 9020 bytes, in 30.6 seconds  
Bytes per second: sent 1017.8, received 294.8  
debug1: Exit status 1

2025-07-08 10:42:03.876 [info] (ssh\_tunnel): exit: code=1 signal=null

### Steps to Reproduce

Install Cursor on Windows and try any connection to ay SSH server.

### Screenshots / Screen Recordings

 ![Captura de pantalla 2025-07-08 a las 10.43.26.png](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/original/3X/2/b/2bd460af3a2cf3bb3c6adaed8258f7073129d31d.png)

### Operating System

Windows 10/11

### Current Cursor Version (Menu → About Cursor → Copy)

We have tried both 1.0 and 1.2.1 but any Cursor version works.  
Same with the Opensphere SSH extension, I have tried various ways.

### Does this stop you from using Cursor

Yes - Cursor is unusable

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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:** [July 30, 2025, 8:57am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/cursor-ssh-by-anysphere-is-not-working/115100/2 "2025-07-30T08:57:57Z")

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Closed on July 30, 2025, 8:57am UTC

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