Timeout does not seem to have desired effect
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SSH.NET 2025.0.0
I'm executing a command on a ssh session to a router that takes some time to complete. I get a System.Exception after 30 seconds no matter what I've set timeouts to:
long_running_script.sh:
#!/bin/sh
echo Simulating a long running operation
sleep 45
echo Done
short_running_script.sh:
#!/bin/sh
echo Simulating a quick operation
sleep 5
echo Done
var sshClient = new SshClient("192.168.1.1", "root", password);
sshClient.ConnectionInfo.Timeout = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(60);
sshClient.ConnectionInfo.ChannelCloseTimeout = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(60);
sshClient.Connect();
var cmd = sshClient.CreateCommand(". /home/user/long_running_script.sh");
cmd.CommandTimeout = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(60);
var res = cmd.Execute();
This throws a generic System.Exception after 30 seconds. No further information, no inner exception. If I call short_running_script.sh instead it works fine.
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Research direction
Start by reproducing the issue with long_running_script.sh and short_running_script.sh through SshClient.CreateCommand, setting ConnectionInfo.Timeout, ChannelCloseTimeout, and CommandTimeout to 60 seconds. Trace the command execution path to determine why the long-running command fails after 30 seconds; done means the 45-second script completes without the generic exception while the 5-second script remains successful.
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- Tech stack
- csharp
- Domain
- networking
- Issue type
- Bug
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- Estimated time
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