Describe the Bug
i used a windows client to connect a windows server by ssh. it failed to install server: Error installing server: Couldn’t install Cursor Server, install script returned non-zero exit status: Error could not acquire lock after attempts.
I tried in my cmd or vscode, the connect could be established successfully. but the remote ssh in coursor could worked.
the remote-ssh version is 1.0.21
logs
[info] Server install command exit code: 1
2025-07-16 16:40:37.188 [error] Error installing server: Couldn’t install Cursor Server, install script returned non-zero exit status: Error could not acquire lock after attempts
2025-07-16 16:40:37.188 [info] Deleting local script C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\cursor_remote_install_90596.ps1
2025-07-16 16:40:37.189 [error] Error resolving SSH authority Couldn’t install Cursor Server, install script returned non-zero exit status: Error could not acquire lock after attempts
2025-07-16 16:40:37.199 [info] (ssh_tunnel) stderr: debug1: client_input_channel_req: channel 2 rtype exit-status reply 0
2025-07-16 16:40:37.199 [info] (ssh_tunnel) stderr: debug1: channel 2: free: client-session, nchannels 3
2025-07-16 16:40:37.199 [info] (ssh_tunnel) stderr: debug1: channel 0: free: port listener, nchannels 2
debug1: channel 1: free: port listener, nchannels 1
2025-07-16 16:40:37.200 [info] (ssh_tunnel) stderr: Transferred: sent 10508, received 15240 bytes, in 30.9 seconds
2025-07-16 16:40:37.200 [info] (ssh_tunnel) stderr: Bytes per second: sent 340.5, received 493.8
debug1: Exit status 1
2025-07-16 16:40:37.204 [info] (ssh_tunnel): exit: code=1 signal=null
Steps to Reproduce
ssh into windows host from windows clients
Operating System
Windows 10/11
Current Cursor Version (Menu → About Cursor → Copy)
Version: 1.2.4 (user setup)
VSCode Version: 1.99.3
Commit: a8e95743c5268be73767c46944a71f4465d05c90
Date: 2025-07-10T17:09:01.383Z
Electron: 34.5.1
Chromium: 132.0.6834.210
Node.js: 20.19.0
V8: 13.2.152.41-electron.0
OS: Windows_NT x64 10.0.19045
Does this stop you from using Cursor
No - Cursor works, but with this issue