# SSH connection fails **URL:** \ **Category:** Bug Reports\ **Tags:** linux, installation, ssh\ **Created:** [January 12, 2026, 3:46pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/ssh-connection-fails/148687 "2026-01-12T15:46:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![tianzeliu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/tianzeliu/32/26585_2.png) [@tianzeliu](https://forum.cursor.com/u/tianzeliu)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2026, 3:46pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/ssh-connection-fails/148687/1 "2026-01-12T15:46:39Z")
SSH connection to a Linux server stopped working. Below are the error logs: [info] Resolving ssh remote authority ‘poseidon.whoi.edu’ (Unparsed ‘ssh-remote+7b22686f73744e616d65223a22706f736569646f6e2e77686f692e656475227d’) (attempt #1) [info] SSH askpass server listening on /var/folders/g\_/v8s66\_f534z8yywg4r5vbcsr0000gn/T/cursor-ssh-6dYCeW/socket.sock [debug] hostname: poseidon.whoi.edu, remote platform map: {“poseidon.whoi.edu”:“linux”,“rych.whoi.edu”:“linux”,“fox.educloud.no”:“linux”,“poseidon-l1.whoi.edu”:“linux”} [info] Using configured platform linux for remote host poseidon.whoi.edu [debug] hostname: poseidon.whoi.edu, remote server install map: {} [debug] hostname: poseidon.whoi.edu, server port range map: {} [info] Using askpass script: /Users/tianzeliu/.cursor/extensions/anysphere.remote-ssh-1.0.38/dist/scripts/launchSSHAskpass.sh with javascript file /Users/tianzeliu/.cursor/extensions/anysphere.remote-ssh-1.0.38/dist/scripts/sshAskClient.js. Askpass handle: /var/folders/g\_/v8s66\_f534z8yywg4r5vbcsr0000gn/T/cursor-ssh-6dYCeW/socket.sock [info] Launching SSH server via shell with command: cat “/var/folders/g\_/v8s66\_f534z8yywg4r5vbcsr0000gn/T/cursor\_remote\_install\_f7361a00-3fa8-4447-bc13-95b4e2338384.sh” | ssh -T -D 53767 poseidon.whoi.edu bash --login -c bash [info] Establishing SSH connection: cat “/var/folders/g\_/v8s66\_f534z8yywg4r5vbcsr0000gn/T/cursor\_remote\_install\_f7361a00-3fa8-4447-bc13-95b4e2338384.sh” | ssh -T -D 53767 poseidon.whoi.edu bash --login -c bash [info] Started installation script. Waiting for it to finish… [info] Waiting for server to install. Timeout: 30000ms [info] Askpass server received request: POST / [info] Askpass server received request body: {“request”:"tianze.liu@poseidon.whoi.edu’s password: "} [info] Pausing timeout; waiting for askpass response [info] Received SSH askpass request: tianze.liu@poseidon.whoi.edu’s password: [info] Resuming timeout; askpass response received [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stdout: Configuring Cursor Server on Remote [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stdout: Using TMP\_DIR: /run/user/16885 [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stdout: Locking /run/user/16885/cursor-remote-lock.b4c5640da36f4e47affc49b6ef9308fd [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stdout: Install in progress, sleeping for a bit… [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stderr: ln: failed to create hard link ‘/run/user/16885/cursor-remote-lock.b4c5640da36f4e47affc49b6ef9308fd’: File exists [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stdout: Install in progress, sleeping for a bit… [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stderr: ln: failed to create hard link ‘/run/user/16885/cursor-remote-lock.b4c5640da36f4e47affc49b6ef9308fd’: File exists [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stdout: Install in progress, sleeping for a bit… [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stderr: ln: failed to create hard link ‘/run/user/16885/cursor-remote-lock.b4c5640da36f4e47affc49b6ef9308fd’: File exists [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stdout: Install in progress, sleeping for a bit… [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stderr: ln: failed to create hard link ‘/run/user/16885/cursor-remote-lock.b4c5640da36f4e47affc49b6ef9308fd’: File exists [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stdout: Install in progress, sleeping for a bit… [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stderr: ln: failed to create hard link ‘/run/user/16885/cursor-remote-lock.b4c5640da36f4e47affc49b6ef9308fd’: File exists [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stdout: Install in progress, sleeping for a bit… [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stderr: ln: failed to create hard link ‘/run/user/16885/cursor-remote-lock.b4c5640da36f4e47affc49b6ef9308fd’: File exists [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stdout: Install in progress, sleeping for a bit… [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stderr: ln: failed to create hard link ‘/run/user/16885/cursor-remote-lock.b4c5640da36f4e47affc49b6ef9308fd’: File exists [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stdout: Install in progress, sleeping for a bit… [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stderr: ln: failed to create hard link ‘/run/user/16885/cursor-remote-lock.b4c5640da36f4e47affc49b6ef9308fd’: File exists [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stdout: Install in progress, sleeping for a bit… [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stderr: ln: failed to create hard link ‘/run/user/16885/cursor-remote-lock.b4c5640da36f4e47affc49b6ef9308fd’: File exists [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stdout: Install in progress, sleeping for a bit… [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stderr: ln: failed to create hard link ‘/run/user/16885/cursor-remote-lock.b4c5640da36f4e47affc49b6ef9308fd’: File exists [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stdout: Install in progress, sleeping for a bit… [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stderr: ln: failed to create hard link ‘/run/user/16885/cursor-remote-lock.b4c5640da36f4e47affc49b6ef9308fd’: File exists [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stdout: Install in progress, sleeping for a bit… [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stderr: ln: failed to create hard link ‘/run/user/16885/cursor-remote-lock.b4c5640da36f4e47affc49b6ef9308fd’: File exists [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stdout: Install in progress, sleeping for a bit… [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stderr: ln: failed to create hard link ‘/run/user/16885/cursor-remote-lock.b4c5640da36f4e47affc49b6ef9308fd’: File exists [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stdout: Install in progress, sleeping for a bit… [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stderr: ln: failed to create hard link ‘/run/user/16885/cursor-remote-lock.b4c5640da36f4e47affc49b6ef9308fd’: File exists [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stdout: Install in progress, sleeping for a bit… [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stderr: ln: failed to create hard link ‘/run/user/16885/cursor-remote-lock.b4c5640da36f4e47affc49b6ef9308fd’: File exists [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stdout: Install in progress, sleeping for a bit… [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stderr: ln: failed to create hard link ‘/run/user/16885/cursor-remote-lock.b4c5640da36f4e47affc49b6ef9308fd’: File exists [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stdout: Install in progress, sleeping for a bit… [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stderr: ln: failed to create hard link ‘/run/user/16885/cursor-remote-lock.b4c5640da36f4e47affc49b6ef9308fd’: File exists [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stdout: Install in progress, sleeping for a bit… [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stderr: ln: failed to create hard link ‘/run/user/16885/cursor-remote-lock.b4c5640da36f4e47affc49b6ef9308fd’: File exists [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stdout: Install in progress, sleeping for a bit… [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stderr: ln: failed to create hard link ‘/run/user/16885/cursor-remote-lock.b4c5640da36f4e47affc49b6ef9308fd’: File exists [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stdout: Install in progress, sleeping for a bit… [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stderr: ln: failed to create hard link ‘/run/user/16885/cursor-remote-lock.b4c5640da36f4e47affc49b6ef9308fd’: File exists [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stdout: Install in progress, sleeping for a bit… [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stderr: ln: failed to create hard link ‘/run/user/16885/cursor-remote-lock.b4c5640da36f4e47affc49b6ef9308fd’: File exists [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stdout: Install in progress, sleeping for a bit… [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stderr: ln: failed to create hard link ‘/run/user/16885/cursor-remote-lock.b4c5640da36f4e47affc49b6ef9308fd’: File exists [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stdout: Install in progress, sleeping for a bit… [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stderr: ln: failed to create hard link ‘/run/user/16885/cursor-remote-lock.b4c5640da36f4e47affc49b6ef9308fd’: File exists [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stdout: Install in progress, sleeping for a bit… [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stderr: ln: failed to create hard link ‘/run/user/16885/cursor-remote-lock.b4c5640da36f4e47affc49b6ef9308fd’: File exists [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stderr: ln: failed to create hard link ‘/run/user/16885/cursor-remote-lock.b4c5640da36f4e47affc49b6ef9308fd’: File exists [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stdout: Install in progress, sleeping for a bit… [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stdout: Install in progress, sleeping for a bit… [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stderr: ln: failed to create hard link ‘/run/user/16885/cursor-remote-lock.b4c5640da36f4e47affc49b6ef9308fd’: File exists [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stdout: Install in progress, sleeping for a bit… [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stderr: ln: failed to create hard link ‘/run/user/16885/cursor-remote-lock.b4c5640da36f4e47affc49b6ef9308fd’: File exists [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stderr: ln: failed to create hard link ‘/run/user/16885/cursor-remote-lock.b4c5640da36f4e47affc49b6ef9308fd’: File exists [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stdout: Install in progress, sleeping for a bit… [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stderr: ln: failed to create hard link ‘/run/user/16885/cursor-remote-lock.b4c5640da36f4e47affc49b6ef9308fd’: File exists [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stdout: Install in progress, sleeping for a bit… [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stdout: Install in progress, sleeping for a bit… [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stderr: ln: failed to create hard link ‘/run/user/16885/cursor-remote-lock.b4c5640da36f4e47affc49b6ef9308fd’: File exists [info] (ssh\_tunnel) stdout: 3031ab40b3e34eddc3b3aa76: start exitCode==1== nodeExecutable==/vortexfs1/home/tianze.liu/.cursor-server/bin/linux-x64/4ca9b38c6c97d4243bf0c61e51426667cb964bd0/node== multiplexListeningOn==== multiplexConnectionToken==== codeListeningOn==== errorMessage==Could not acquire lock after multiple attempts== isFatalError==== codeConnectionToken==== detectedPlatform==linux== arch==x64== SSH\_AUTH\_SOCK==== DISPLAY==== 3031ab40b3e34eddc3b3aa76: end [info] Server install command exit code: 1 [error] Error installing server: [Error: Couldn’t install Cursor Server, install script returned non-zero exit status: Could not acquire lock after multiple attempts at t.installCodeServer (/Users/tianzeliu/.cursor/extensions/anysphere.remote-ssh-1.0.38/dist/main.js:2:958527) at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task\_queues:105:5) at async /Users/tianzeliu/.cursor/extensions/anysphere.remote-ssh-1.0.38/dist/main.js:2:407565] [info] Deleting local script /var/folders/g\_/v8s66\_f534z8yywg4r5vbcsr0000gn/T/cursor\_remote\_install\_f7361a00-3fa8-4447-bc13-95b4e2338384.sh [error] Error resolving SSH authority [Error: Couldn’t install Cursor Server, install script returned non-zero exit status: Could not acquire lock after multiple attempts at t.installCodeServer (/Users/tianzeliu/.cursor/extensions/anysphere.remote-ssh-1.0.38/dist/main.js:2:958527) at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task\_queues:105:5) at async /Users/tianzeliu/.cursor/extensions/anysphere.remote-ssh-1.0.38/dist/main.js:2:407565] ---
**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 12, 2026, 7:11pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/ssh-connection-fails/148687/4 "2026-01-12T19:11:21Z")
Hey, this is a known issue with an old `cursor-server` process that doesn’t exit automatically and blocks the new install. Fix: on the remote server, run: ```bash pkill -f .cursor-server rm -rf ~/.cursor-server /run/user/16885/cursor-remote-lock.* /tmp/cursor-server-*.tar.gz ``` Then reconnect to the server. The team is working on automatically cleaning up old processes during updates. ---
**Author:** ![tianzeliu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/tianzeliu/32/26585_2.png) [@tianzeliu](https://forum.cursor.com/u/tianzeliu)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2026, 9:09pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/ssh-connection-fails/148687/5 "2026-01-12T21:09:09Z")
Thanks. `rm -rf ~/.cursor-server` takes awfully long time. Is it normal? ---
**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 13, 2026, 7:32am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/ssh-connection-fails/148687/7 "2026-01-13T07:32:15Z")
Yes, this can be normal depending on the size and type of the disk on the server. `~/.cursor-server` can contain hundreds of MB and thousands of small files. If the server uses NFS or network storage (not a local disk), deleting it can take a few minutes. If you want to speed it up, you can stop `rm` `Ctrl+C` and delete only the critical files: ```bash pkill -f .cursor-server rm -rf /run/user/16885/cursor-remote-lock.* /tmp/cursor-server-*.tar.gz ``` Then try reconnecting. You can delete the old `~/.cursor-server` folder later with a background command: ```bash nohup rm -rf ~/.cursor-server & ``` ---
**Author:** ![tianzeliu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/tianzeliu/32/26585_2.png) [@tianzeliu](https://forum.cursor.com/u/tianzeliu)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2026, 4:47pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/ssh-connection-fails/148687/8 "2026-01-23T16:47:59Z")
Even after running the commands, Cursor still fails to install on the remote server. Below are the error messages: ```auto 2026-01-23 11:45:42.350 [info] Resolving ssh remote authority 'hydra.whoi.edu' (Unparsed 'ssh-remote+7b22686f73744e616d65223a2268796472612e77686f692e656475227d') (attempt #1) 2026-01-23 11:45:42.352 [info] SSH askpass server listening on /var/folders/g_/v8s66_f534z8yywg4r5vbcsr0000gn/T/cursor-ssh-55IHwV/socket.sock 2026-01-23 11:45:42.353 [info] Using configured platform linux for remote host hydra.whoi.edu 2026-01-23 11:45:42.357 [info] Using askpass script: /Users/tianzeliu/.cursor/extensions/anysphere.remote-ssh-1.0.38/dist/scripts/launchSSHAskpass.sh with javascript file /Users/tianzeliu/.cursor/extensions/anysphere.remote-ssh-1.0.38/dist/scripts/sshAskClient.js. Askpass handle: /var/folders/g_/v8s66_f534z8yywg4r5vbcsr0000gn/T/cursor-ssh-55IHwV/socket.sock 2026-01-23 11:45:42.362 [info] Launching SSH server via shell with command: cat "/var/folders/g_/v8s66_f534z8yywg4r5vbcsr0000gn/T/cursor_remote_install_63a8087d-ad47-40dc-b40f-c8b9aa7560f7.sh" | ssh -T -D 61196 hydra.whoi.edu bash --login -c bash 2026-01-23 11:45:42.362 [info] Establishing SSH connection: cat "/var/folders/g_/v8s66_f534z8yywg4r5vbcsr0000gn/T/cursor_remote_install_63a8087d-ad47-40dc-b40f-c8b9aa7560f7.sh" | ssh -T -D 61196 hydra.whoi.edu bash --login -c bash 2026-01-23 11:45:42.362 [info] Started installation script. Waiting for it to finish... 2026-01-23 11:45:42.362 [info] Waiting for server to install. Timeout: 30000ms 2026-01-23 11:45:42.589 [info] Askpass server received request: POST / 2026-01-23 11:45:42.589 [info] Askpass server received request body: {"request":"tianze.liu@hydra.whoi.edu's password: "} 2026-01-23 11:45:42.589 [info] Pausing timeout; waiting for askpass response 2026-01-23 11:45:42.589 [info] Received SSH askpass request: tianze.liu@hydra.whoi.edu's password: 2026-01-23 11:45:48.310 [info] Resuming timeout; askpass response received 2026-01-23 11:46:01.470 [info] (ssh_tunnel) stdout: Configuring Cursor Server on Remote Using TMP_DIR: /run/user/16885 2026-01-23 11:46:01.645 [info] (ssh_tunnel) stdout: Locking /run/user/16885/cursor-remote-lock.18ee7b5bf543074fae75854e34907721 Downloading server via wget from https://downloads.cursor.com/production/dc8361355d709f306d5159635a677a571b277bcc/linux/x64/cursor-reh-linux-x64.tar.gz to cursor-server-15dad223-1763-4e89-bf5e-a9c35c57c44f.tar.gz 2026-01-23 11:46:01.645 [info] (ssh_tunnel) stderr: --2026-01-23 11:46:01-- https://downloads.cursor.com/production/dc8361355d709f306d5159635a677a571b277bcc/linux/x64/cursor-reh-linux-x64.tar.gz 2026-01-23 11:46:01.821 [info] (ssh_tunnel) stderr: Resolving downloads.cursor.com (downloads.cursor.com)... 2026-01-23 11:46:01.824 [info] (ssh_tunnel) stderr: 104.18.17.128, 104.18.16.128, 2606:4700::6812:1080, ... Connecting to downloads.cursor.com (downloads.cursor.com)|104.18.17.128|:443... connected. HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK Length: 99166302 (95M) [application/gzip] Saving to: ‘cursor-server-15dad223-1763-4e89-bf5e-a9c35c57c44f.tar.gz’ cursor-server-15dad 0%[] 0 --.-KB/s 2026-01-23 11:46:02.097 [info] (ssh_tunnel) stderr: cursor-server-15dad 54%[=========>] 51.88M 259MB/s 2026-01-23 11:46:02.274 [info] (ssh_tunnel) stdout: Extracting server contents from cursor-server-15dad223-1763-4e89-bf5e-a9c35c57c44f.tar.gz 2026-01-23 11:46:02.274 [info] (ssh_tunnel) stderr: cursor-server-15dad 100%[===================>] 94.57M 273MB/s in 0.3s 2026-01-23 11:46:02 (273 MB/s) - ‘cursor-server-15dad223-1763-4e89-bf5e-a9c35c57c44f.tar.gz’ saved [99166302/99166302] 2026-01-23 11:46:32.278 [error] Error installing server: Failed to install server within the timeout 2026-01-23 11:46:32.278 [info] Deleting local script /var/folders/g_/v8s66_f534z8yywg4r5vbcsr0000gn/T/cursor_remote_install_63a8087d-ad47-40dc-b40f-c8b9aa7560f7.sh 2026-01-23 11:46:32.281 [error] Error resolving SSH authority Failed to install server within the timeout ``` ---
**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 23, 2026, 5:15pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/ssh-connection-fails/148687/10 "2026-01-23T17:15:17Z")
I can see the original lock file issue is fixed. The new logs show the lock is acquired successfully and the server starts loading. Now the problem is a timeout during the extraction step. Since deleting `~/.cursor-server` took a long time, the server is probably using NFS or a network drive, so 30 seconds isn’t enough time to unpack. Add this in Cursor Settings (JSON): ```json "remote.SSH.connectTimeout": 120 ``` That gives 2 minutes to connect instead of 30 seconds. If that’s still not enough, you can set it higher, like 180 or 240. Let me know if it helped. ---
**Author:** ![tianzeliu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/tianzeliu/32/26585_2.png) [@tianzeliu](https://forum.cursor.com/u/tianzeliu)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2026, 6:07pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/ssh-connection-fails/148687/11 "2026-01-23T18:07:20Z")
> [@deanrie](#): > > `"remote.SSH.connectTimeout": 120` Thank you. Where can I find the file? ---
**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 23, 2026, 6:15pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/ssh-connection-fails/148687/13 "2026-01-23T18:15:39Z")
Hey, this goes in Cursor Settings (the JSON file). How to open it: - `CMD/CTRL + Shift + P` - Type `Preferences: Open User Settings (JSON)` - Add this line inside the curly braces Save the file and try reconnecting to SSH. Let me know if it worked. ---
**Author:** ![tianzeliu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/tianzeliu/32/26585_2.png) [@tianzeliu](https://forum.cursor.com/u/tianzeliu)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2026, 6:28pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/ssh-connection-fails/148687/14 "2026-01-23T18:28:06Z")
Thanks. I have added the line to the file. I had actually successfully installed Cursor on the server without the fix. I don’t know why it happened, but below is the output: ```auto 2026-01-23 11:48:15.505 [info] Resolving ssh remote authority 'hydra.whoi.edu' (Unparsed 'ssh-remote+7b22686f73744e616d65223a2268796472612e77686f692e656475227d') (attempt #1) 2026-01-23 11:48:15.508 [info] SSH askpass server listening on /var/folders/g_/v8s66_f534z8yywg4r5vbcsr0000gn/T/cursor-ssh-L8WDLb/socket.sock 2026-01-23 11:48:15.508 [info] Using configured platform linux for remote host hydra.whoi.edu 2026-01-23 11:48:15.512 [info] Using askpass script: /Users/tianzeliu/.cursor/extensions/anysphere.remote-ssh-1.0.38/dist/scripts/launchSSHAskpass.sh with javascript file /Users/tianzeliu/.cursor/extensions/anysphere.remote-ssh-1.0.38/dist/scripts/sshAskClient.js. Askpass handle: /var/folders/g_/v8s66_f534z8yywg4r5vbcsr0000gn/T/cursor-ssh-L8WDLb/socket.sock 2026-01-23 11:48:15.517 [info] Launching SSH server via shell with command: cat "/var/folders/g_/v8s66_f534z8yywg4r5vbcsr0000gn/T/cursor_remote_install_87af6eda-5c0b-4e46-86ba-df22f099c123.sh" | ssh -T -D 61368 hydra.whoi.edu bash --login -c bash 2026-01-23 11:48:15.517 [info] Establishing SSH connection: cat "/var/folders/g_/v8s66_f534z8yywg4r5vbcsr0000gn/T/cursor_remote_install_87af6eda-5c0b-4e46-86ba-df22f099c123.sh" | ssh -T -D 61368 hydra.whoi.edu bash --login -c bash 2026-01-23 11:48:15.517 [info] Started installation script. Waiting for it to finish... 2026-01-23 11:48:15.517 [info] Waiting for server to install. Timeout: 30000ms 2026-01-23 11:48:15.760 [info] Askpass server received request: POST / 2026-01-23 11:48:15.760 [info] Askpass server received request body: {"request":"tianze.liu@hydra.whoi.edu's password: "} 2026-01-23 11:48:15.760 [info] Pausing timeout; waiting for askpass response 2026-01-23 11:48:15.760 [info] Received SSH askpass request: tianze.liu@hydra.whoi.edu's password: 2026-01-23 11:48:28.584 [info] Resuming timeout; askpass response received 2026-01-23 11:48:41.971 [info] (ssh_tunnel) stdout: Configuring Cursor Server on Remote 2026-01-23 11:48:41.986 [info] (ssh_tunnel) stdout: Using TMP_DIR: /run/user/16885 2026-01-23 11:48:42.124 [info] (ssh_tunnel) stdout: Locking /run/user/16885/cursor-remote-lock.18ee7b5bf543074fae75854e34907721 2026-01-23 11:48:42.147 [info] (ssh_tunnel) stdout: Install in progress, sleeping for a bit... 2026-01-23 11:48:42.147 [info] (ssh_tunnel) stderr: ln: failed to create hard link '/run/user/16885/cursor-remote-lock.18ee7b5bf543074fae75854e34907721': File exists 2026-01-23 11:48:43.170 [info] (ssh_tunnel) stdout: Install in progress, sleeping for a bit... 2026-01-23 11:48:43.170 [info] (ssh_tunnel) stderr: ln: failed to create hard link '/run/user/16885/cursor-remote-lock.18ee7b5bf543074fae75854e34907721': File exists 2026-01-23 11:48:44.188 [info] (ssh_tunnel) stdout: Install in progress, sleeping for a bit... 2026-01-23 11:48:44.188 [info] (ssh_tunnel) stderr: ln: failed to create hard link '/run/user/16885/cursor-remote-lock.18ee7b5bf543074fae75854e34907721': File exists 2026-01-23 11:48:45.210 [info] (ssh_tunnel) stdout: Install in progress, sleeping for a bit... 2026-01-23 11:48:45.210 [info] (ssh_tunnel) stderr: ln: failed to create hard link '/run/user/16885/cursor-remote-lock.18ee7b5bf543074fae75854e34907721': File exists 2026-01-23 11:48:46.229 [info] (ssh_tunnel) stdout: Install in progress, sleeping for a bit... 2026-01-23 11:48:46.230 [info] (ssh_tunnel) stderr: ln: failed to create hard link '/run/user/16885/cursor-remote-lock.18ee7b5bf543074fae75854e34907721': File exists 2026-01-23 11:48:47.249 [info] (ssh_tunnel) stdout: Install in progress, sleeping for a bit... 2026-01-23 11:48:47.250 [info] (ssh_tunnel) stderr: ln: failed to create hard link '/run/user/16885/cursor-remote-lock.18ee7b5bf543074fae75854e34907721': File exists 2026-01-23 11:48:48.270 [info] (ssh_tunnel) stdout: Install in progress, sleeping for a bit... 2026-01-23 11:48:48.271 [info] (ssh_tunnel) stderr: ln: failed to create hard link '/run/user/16885/cursor-remote-lock.18ee7b5bf543074fae75854e34907721': File exists 2026-01-23 11:48:49.406 [info] (ssh_tunnel) stdout: Install in progress, sleeping for a bit... 2026-01-23 11:48:49.406 [info] (ssh_tunnel) stderr: ln: failed to create hard link '/run/user/16885/cursor-remote-lock.18ee7b5bf543074fae75854e34907721': File exists 2026-01-23 11:48:50.387 [info] (ssh_tunnel) stdout: Install in progress, sleeping for a bit... 2026-01-23 11:48:50.388 [info] (ssh_tunnel) stderr: ln: failed to create hard link '/run/user/16885/cursor-remote-lock.18ee7b5bf543074fae75854e34907721': File exists 2026-01-23 11:48:51.347 [info] (ssh_tunnel) stdout: Install in progress, sleeping for a bit... 2026-01-23 11:48:51.347 [info] (ssh_tunnel) stderr: ln: failed to create hard link '/run/user/16885/cursor-remote-lock.18ee7b5bf543074fae75854e34907721': File exists 2026-01-23 11:48:52.351 [info] (ssh_tunnel) stdout: Install in progress, sleeping for a bit... 2026-01-23 11:48:52.351 [info] (ssh_tunnel) stderr: ln: failed to create hard link '/run/user/16885/cursor-remote-lock.18ee7b5bf543074fae75854e34907721': File exists 2026-01-23 11:48:53.372 [info] (ssh_tunnel) stdout: Install in progress, sleeping for a bit... 2026-01-23 11:48:53.372 [info] (ssh_tunnel) stderr: ln: failed to create hard link '/run/user/16885/cursor-remote-lock.18ee7b5bf543074fae75854e34907721': File exists 2026-01-23 11:48:54.392 [info] (ssh_tunnel) stdout: Install in progress, sleeping for a bit... 2026-01-23 11:48:54.392 [info] (ssh_tunnel) stderr: ln: failed to create hard link '/run/user/16885/cursor-remote-lock.18ee7b5bf543074fae75854e34907721': File exists 2026-01-23 11:48:55.413 [info] (ssh_tunnel) stdout: Install in progress, sleeping for a bit... 2026-01-23 11:48:55.413 [info] (ssh_tunnel) stderr: ln: failed to create hard link '/run/user/16885/cursor-remote-lock.18ee7b5bf543074fae75854e34907721': File exists 2026-01-23 11:48:56.432 [info] (ssh_tunnel) stdout: Install in progress, sleeping for a bit... 2026-01-23 11:48:56.433 [info] (ssh_tunnel) stderr: ln: failed to create hard link '/run/user/16885/cursor-remote-lock.18ee7b5bf543074fae75854e34907721': File exists 2026-01-23 11:48:57.452 [info] (ssh_tunnel) stdout: Install in progress, sleeping for a bit... 2026-01-23 11:48:57.453 [info] (ssh_tunnel) stderr: ln: failed to create hard link '/run/user/16885/cursor-remote-lock.18ee7b5bf543074fae75854e34907721': File exists 2026-01-23 11:48:58.516 [info] (ssh_tunnel) stdout: Install in progress, sleeping for a bit... 2026-01-23 11:48:58.517 [info] (ssh_tunnel) stderr: ln: failed to create hard link '/run/user/16885/cursor-remote-lock.18ee7b5bf543074fae75854e34907721': File exists 2026-01-23 11:48:59.493 [info] (ssh_tunnel) stdout: Install in progress, sleeping for a bit... 2026-01-23 11:48:59.494 [info] (ssh_tunnel) stderr: ln: failed to create hard link '/run/user/16885/cursor-remote-lock.18ee7b5bf543074fae75854e34907721': File exists 2026-01-23 11:49:00.513 [info] (ssh_tunnel) stdout: Install in progress, sleeping for a bit... 2026-01-23 11:49:00.513 [info] (ssh_tunnel) stderr: ln: failed to create hard link '/run/user/16885/cursor-remote-lock.18ee7b5bf543074fae75854e34907721': File exists 2026-01-23 11:49:01.532 [info] (ssh_tunnel) stdout: Install in progress, sleeping for a bit... 2026-01-23 11:49:01.532 [info] (ssh_tunnel) stderr: ln: failed to create hard link '/run/user/16885/cursor-remote-lock.18ee7b5bf543074fae75854e34907721': File exists 2026-01-23 11:49:02.554 [info] (ssh_tunnel) stdout: Install in progress, sleeping for a bit... 2026-01-23 11:49:02.554 [info] (ssh_tunnel) stderr: ln: failed to create hard link '/run/user/16885/cursor-remote-lock.18ee7b5bf543074fae75854e34907721': File exists 2026-01-23 11:49:03.687 [info] (ssh_tunnel) stdout: Install in progress, sleeping for a bit... 2026-01-23 11:49:03.688 [info] (ssh_tunnel) stderr: ln: failed to create hard link '/run/user/16885/cursor-remote-lock.18ee7b5bf543074fae75854e34907721': File exists 2026-01-23 11:49:04.620 [info] (ssh_tunnel) stdout: Install in progress, sleeping for a bit... 2026-01-23 11:49:04.621 [info] (ssh_tunnel) stderr: ln: failed to create hard link '/run/user/16885/cursor-remote-lock.18ee7b5bf543074fae75854e34907721': File exists 2026-01-23 11:49:05.615 [info] (ssh_tunnel) stdout: Install in progress, sleeping for a bit... 2026-01-23 11:49:05.615 [info] (ssh_tunnel) stderr: ln: failed to create hard link '/run/user/16885/cursor-remote-lock.18ee7b5bf543074fae75854e34907721': File exists 2026-01-23 11:49:06.636 [info] (ssh_tunnel) stdout: Install in progress, sleeping for a bit... 2026-01-23 11:49:06.637 [info] (ssh_tunnel) stderr: ln: failed to create hard link '/run/user/16885/cursor-remote-lock.18ee7b5bf543074fae75854e34907721': File exists 2026-01-23 11:49:07.656 [info] (ssh_tunnel) stderr: ln: failed to create hard link '/run/user/16885/cursor-remote-lock.18ee7b5bf543074fae75854e34907721': File exists 2026-01-23 11:49:07.658 [info] (ssh_tunnel) stdout: Install in progress, sleeping for a bit... 2026-01-23 11:49:08.672 [info] (ssh_tunnel) stdout: Server script already installed in /user/tianze.liu/.cursor-server/bin/linux-x64/dc8361355d709f306d5159635a677a571b277bc0/bin/cursor-server Checking node executable 2026-01-23 11:49:08.683 [info] (ssh_tunnel) stdout: v20.18.2 2026-01-23 11:49:08.772 [info] (ssh_tunnel) stdout: Checking for running multiplex server: /user/tianze.liu/.cursor-server/bin/multiplex-server/3ce73d09cffc8f33c6d911e972bd0f6dabbe3e26e810844be8060e6b10987db8.js 2026-01-23 11:49:08.815 [info] (ssh_tunnel) stdout: Running multiplex server: 2026488 /user/tianze.liu/.cursor-server/bin/linux-x64/dc8361355d709f306d5159635a677a571b277bc0/node /user/tianze.liu/.cursor-server/bin/multiplex-server/3ce73d09cffc8f33c6d911e972bd0f6dabbe3e26e810844be8060e6b10987db8.js e095d50a-e22e-4c3c-b815-60b2b8a574c8 0 2026-01-23 11:49:08.824 [info] (ssh_tunnel) stdout: Multiplex server script is already running /user/tianze.liu/.cursor-server/bin/multiplex-server/3ce73d09cffc8f33c6d911e972bd0f6dabbe3e26e810844be8060e6b10987db8.js. Running processes are 2026488 /user/tianze.liu/.cursor-server/bin/linux-x64/dc8361355d709f306d5159635a677a571b277bc0/node /user/tianze.liu/.cursor-server/bin/multiplex-server/3ce73d09cffc8f33c6d911e972bd0f6dabbe3e26e810844be8060e6b10987db8.js e095d50a-e22e-4c3c-b815-60b2b8a574c8 0 Reading multiplex server token file /run/user/16885/cursor-remote-multiplex.token.18ee7b5bf543074fae75854e34907721.3ce73d09cffc8f33c6d911e972bd0f6dabbe3e26e810844be8060e6b10987db8 Multiplex server token file found 2026-01-23 11:49:08.829 [info] (ssh_tunnel) stdout: Reading multiplex server log file /run/user/16885/cursor-remote-multiplex.log.18ee7b5bf543074fae75854e34907721.3ce73d09cffc8f33c6d911e972bd0f6dabbe3e26e810844be8060e6b10987db8 2026-01-23 11:49:08.836 [info] (ssh_tunnel) stdout: Checking for code servers 2026-01-23 11:49:08.879 [info] (ssh_tunnel) stdout: Code server script is already running /user/tianze.liu/.cursor-server/bin/linux-x64/dc8361355d709f306d5159635a677a571b277bc0/bin/cursor-server. Running processes are 2026528 sh /user/tianze.liu/.cursor-server/bin/linux-x64/dc8361355d709f306d5159635a677a571b277bc0/bin/cursor-server --start-server --host=127.0.0.1 --port 0 --connection-token-file /run/user/16885/cursor-remote-code.token.18ee7b5bf543074fae75854e34907721 --telemetry-level off --enable-remote-auto-shutdown --accept-server-license-terms 2026-01-23 11:49:08.884 [info] (ssh_tunnel) stdout: Code server log file is /run/user/16885/cursor-remote-code.log.18ee7b5bf543074fae75854e34907721 2026-01-23 11:49:08.900 [info] (ssh_tunnel) stdout: 1c69a9b28481692cd11ad569: start exitCode==0== nodeExecutable==/user/tianze.liu/.cursor-server/bin/linux-x64/dc8361355d709f306d5159635a677a571b277bc0/node== errorMessage==== isFatalError==false== multiplexListeningOn==34607== multiplexConnectionToken==e095d50a-e22e-4c3c-b815-60b2b8a574c8== codeListeningOn==46621== codeConnectionToken==54db453b-5612-4e75-ab0f-896a191651fb== detectedPlatform==linux== arch==x64== SSH_AUTH_SOCK==== DISPLAY==== 1c69a9b28481692cd11ad569: end 2026-01-23 11:49:08.902 [info] Server install command exit code: 0 2026-01-23 11:49:08.902 [info] Deleting local script /var/folders/g_/v8s66_f534z8yywg4r5vbcsr0000gn/T/cursor_remote_install_87af6eda-5c0b-4e46-86ba-df22f099c123.sh 2026-01-23 11:49:08.903 [info] [forwarding][code] creating new forwarding server 2026-01-23 11:49:08.904 [info] [forwarding][code] server listening on 127.0.0.1:61415 2026-01-23 11:49:08.904 [info] [forwarding][code] Set up server 2026-01-23 11:49:08.904 [info] [remote-ssh] codeListeningOn (remote=127.0.0.1:46621; local=127.0.0.1:61415) codeConnectionToken: 54db453b-5612-4e75-ab0f-896a191651fb 2026-01-23 11:49:08.904 [info] [forwarding][multiplex] creating new forwarding server 2026-01-23 11:49:08.904 [info] [forwarding][multiplex] server listening on 127.0.0.1:61416 2026-01-23 11:49:08.904 [info] [forwarding][multiplex] Set up server 2026-01-23 11:49:08.906 [info] [remote-ssh] multiplexListeningOn (remote=[object Object]; local=[object Object]) multiplexConnectionToken: e095d50a-e22e-4c3c-b815-60b2b8a574c8 2026-01-23 11:49:08.906 [info] [remote-ssh] Pinging remote server via 127.0.0.1:61416... 2026-01-23 11:49:08.906 [info] [remote-ssh] Resolved exec server. Socks port: 61368 2026-01-23 11:49:08.906 [info] Setting up 0 default forwarded ports 2026-01-23 11:49:08.906 [info] [remote-ssh] Resolved authority: {"host":"127.0.0.1","port":61415,"connectionToken":"54db453b-5612-4e75-ab0f-896a191651fb","extensionHostEnv":{}}. Socks port: 61368 2026-01-23 11:49:08.907 [info] [command][a2915ed2-bb84-467b-ac4a-caf5eff6edcd] Sending command request: {"command":"echo","args":["1"],"env":{},"token":"e095d50a-e22e-4c3c-b815-60b2b8a574c8","id":"a2915ed2-bb84-467b-ac4a-caf5eff6edcd"} 2026-01-23 11:49:08.908 [info] [forwarding][multiplex][127.0.0.1:61416 -> 127.0.0.1:34607][0c1c5e6d-1acf-47e2-8bdc-354526a13ad3] received connection request 2026-01-23 11:49:08.912 [info] (ssh_tunnel) stdout: Unlocking /run/user/16885/cursor-remote-lock.18ee7b5bf543074fae75854e34907721 2026-01-23 11:49:08.917 [info] [forwarding][multiplex][127.0.0.1:61416 -> 127.0.0.1:61368 -> 127.0.0.1:34607][0c1c5e6d-1acf-47e2-8bdc-354526a13ad3] socks forwarding established 2026-01-23 11:49:08.920 [info] (ssh_tunnel) stdout: *********************************************************************** * This terminal is used to establish and maintain the SSH connection. * * Closing this terminal will terminate the connection and disconnect * * Cursor from the remote server. * *********************************************************************** ``` ---
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