microsoft / microsoft/vscode-remote-release

remote ssh troubleshooting shows in terminal pane instead of default terminal on every start

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Description

Type: Bug

At one point in the past, my remote computer went offline when connected to a Remtoe SSH session. Since then, every time I reconnect to that machine via Remote SSH in VS Code, the default terminal pane opens with a "Remote SSH Troubleshooting" dialog instead of the default temrinal. Every time I have to kill the terminal session and restart it in order to use the terminal.

Extension version: 0.117.0
VS Code version: Code 1.97.0 (33fc5a94a3f99ebe7087e8fe79fbe1d37a251016, 2025-02-04T22:41:26.688Z)
OS version: Windows_NT x64 10.0.26100
Modes:
Remote OS version: Linux x64 5.15.167.4-microsoft-standard-WSL2

System Info
Item Value
CPUs Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-9300H CPU @ 2.40GHz (8 x 2400)
GPU Status 2d_canvas: enabled
canvas_oop_rasterization: enabled_on
direct_rendering_display_compositor: disabled_off_ok
gpu_compositing: enabled
multiple_raster_threads: enabled_on
opengl: enabled_on
rasterization: enabled
raw_draw: disabled_off_ok
skia_graphite: disabled_off
video_decode: enabled
video_encode: enabled
vulkan: disabled_off
webgl: enabled
webgl2: enabled
webgpu: enabled
webnn: disabled_off
Load (avg) undefined
Memory (System) 15.85GB (4.65GB free)
Process Argv
Screen Reader no
VM 0%
Item Value
Remote Container prosperlms-php (php) @ matt-work
OS Linux x64 5.15.167.4-microsoft-standard-WSL2
CPUs Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-4590T CPU @ 2.00GHz (4 x 0)
Memory (System) 11.69GB (2.01GB free)
VM 0%

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Research direction

Start by reproducing the issue with the listed VS Code and Remote SSH versions in the reported Windows, WSL2, and container setup. Verify whether reconnecting after the remote machine goes offline opens the Remote SSH Troubleshooting dialog in the default terminal pane, and consider the issue done when a normal default terminal opens on every reconnect.

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Assessment

Tech stack
docker, linux, vscode
Domain
devtools, operating-systems
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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