sshtunnel: procd doesn’t detect service when SSH control sockets are used by default.

Package Name

sshtunnel

Maintainer

@nunojpg

OpenWrt Version

25.12.2

OpenWrt Target/Subtarget

mediatek/mt7622

Steps to Reproduce

1. Install openssh-client
2. Add the following to /etc/ssh/ssh_config :

Host *
ControlMaster auto
ControlPath /tmp/.ssh/cm_%r@%h:%p
ControlPersist yes

This ensures that every SSH connection uses a control socket by default.

3. Create and run any ssh tunnel.

Actual Behaviour

The tunnel does start and is usable, but service sshtunnel status reports “Not running,” and service sshtunnel stop doesn’t terminate it. Additionally, ubus call service list '{ "name": "sshtunnel" }' shows no PIDs.

Suggested fix: Explicitly add -o ControlMaster=no and -o ControlPersist=no to the SSH options in the load_server() function within /etc/init.d/sshtunnel

Confirmation Checklist

• The package is maintained in this repository.
• I understand that issues related to the base OpenWrt repository or LuCI repository will be closed.
• I am reporting an issue for OpenWrt, not an unsupported fork.

Start with /etc/init.d/sshtunnel and inspect the load_server() function. Reproduce the issue using the supplied SSH ControlMaster configuration, then check service sshtunnel status, stop, and ubus service-list behavior. Done means the tunnel remains usable while service status reports its process and stop terminates it.