SSH connect timeout is too long (60s)
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Description
The st2 ssh connect timeout in st2 ssh_runner is 60s and it is not configurable.
It is too long - the ansibile default is 10s.
We better make it configurable and give it a more suitable default value.
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Research direction
Start with the st2 ssh_runner implementation and the existing SSH connection timeout setting. Compare its behavior with the linked Ansible timeout documentation; done means the timeout is configurable and has a shorter default than 60 seconds.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- backend, devops
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 42/100