Vscode-remote-release: Connection error : Version mismatch, client refused

[gurdevrana]

• VSCode Version: 1.45.1 (user setup)
• Local OS Version: Windows 10
• Remote OS Version: Linux
• Remote Extension/Connection Type: SSH
  

Steps to reproduce:-

1. Just install Visual studio code and install the Remote SSH for remote development
2. Generated the private keys using ssh-keygen and i am able to connect with the Linux server using the keys and with ssh
3. Added the keys path in IdentityFile and other details like host, hostname etc in config file in .ssh directory for Visual code
4. Tried connecting with the Linux server but failed

Logs:-

[22:51:22.730] Log Level: 2
[22:51:22.739] [email protected]
[22:51:22.739] win32 x64
[22:51:22.741] SSH Resolver called for "ssh-remote+service-couchdb", attempt 1
[22:51:22.741] SSH Resolver called for host: service-couchdb
[22:51:22.741] Setting up SSH remote "service-couchdb"
[22:51:22.760] Using commit id "5763d909d5f12fe19f215cbfdd29a91c0fa9208a" and quality "stable" for server
[22:51:22.761] Install and start server if needed
[22:51:22.765] Checking ssh with "ssh -V"
[22:51:22.970] > OpenSSH_for_Windows_7.7p1, LibreSSL 2.6.5
[22:51:22.972] Running script with connection command: ssh -T -D 59074 service-couchdb bash
[22:51:22.975] Terminal shell path: C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
[22:51:23.435] >

]0;C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
[22:51:23.435] Got some output, clearing connection timeout
[22:51:23.464] >

[22:51:23.704] >

[22:51:24.046] > /root/.bashrc: line 1: .bashrc: command not found

[22:51:24.119] > 824c23f553e7: running

[22:51:24.156] > Acquiring lock on /root/.vscode-server/bin/5763d909d5f12fe19f215cbfdd29a91c0fa9208a/vscode-remote-lock.root.5763d909d5f12fe19f215cbfd
d29a91c0fa9208a

[22:51:24.165] > \ln /root/.vscode-server/bin/5763d909d5f12fe19f215cbfdd29a91c0fa9208a/vscode-remote-lock.root.5763d909d5f12fe19f215cbfdd29a91c0fa9208
a.target /root/.vscode-server/bin/5763d909d5f12fe19f215cbfdd29a91c0fa9208a/vscode-remote-lock.root.5763d909d5f12fe19f215cbfdd29a91c0f
a9208a

[22:51:24.259] > Found existing installation at /root/.vscode-server/bin/5763d909d5f12fe19f215cbfdd29a91c0fa9208a...

[22:51:24.266] > Found running server...

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[22:51:24.274] >
Checking server status on port 45862 with wget

[22:51:24.309] > 824c23f553e7: start
sshAuthSock====
agentPort==45862==
osReleaseId==centos==
arch==x86_64==
webUiAccessToken====
tmpDir==/run/user/0==
platform==linux==
824c23f553e7: end

[22:51:24.310] Received install output:
sshAuthSock====
agentPort==45862==
osReleaseId==centos==
arch==x86_64==
webUiAccessToken====
tmpDir==/run/user/0==
platform==linux==

[22:51:24.312] Remote server is listening on port 45862
[22:51:24.312] Parsed server configuration: {"agentPort":45862,"osReleaseId":"centos","arch":"x86_64","webUiAccessToken":"","sshAuthSock":"","tmpDir":"/run/user/0","platform":"linux"}
[22:51:24.315] Starting forwarding server. localPort 59077 -> socksPort 59074 -> remotePort 45862
[22:51:24.317] Forwarding server listening on 59077
[22:51:24.317] Waiting for ssh tunnel to be ready
[22:51:24.319] Tunneled remote port 45862 to local port 59077
[22:51:24.319] Resolved "ssh-remote+service-couchdb" to "127.0.0.1:59077"
[22:51:24.320] [Forwarding server 59077] Got connection 0
[22:51:24.331] ------

[22:51:24.365] [Forwarding server 59077] Got connection 1
[22:51:24.366] [Forwarding server 59077] Got connection 2
[22:51:32.715] >

Checking server status on port 45862 with wget
824c23f553e7: start
sshAuthSock====
agentPort==45862==
osReleaseId==centos==
arch==x86_64==
webUiAccessToken====
tmpDir==/run/user/0==
platform==linux==
824c23f553e7: end

[22:51:50.311] >
Checking server status on port 45862 with wget
824c23f553e7: start
sshAuthSock====
agentPort==45862==
osReleaseId==centos==
arch==x86_64==
webUiAccessToken====
tmpDir==/run/user/0==
platform==linux==
824c23f553e7: end

[22:51:58.616] >
Checking server status on port 45862 with wget
824c23f553e7: start
sshAuthSock====
agentPort==45862==
osReleaseId==centos==
arch==x86_64==
webUiAccessToken====
tmpDir==/run/user/0==
platform==linux==
824c23f553e7: end

[22:52:35.461] >
Checking server status on port 45862 with wget
824c23f553e7: start
sshAuthSock====
agentPort==45862==
osReleaseId==centos==
arch==x86_64==
webUiAccessToken====
tmpDir==/run/user/0==
platform==linux==
824c23f553e7: end

I Have gone through all the google till page 3 and i found no solution .. Found a thread which says to downgrade the remote-SSH extension to 0.37 but still it doesn't works.
Please help... plzzz help...PLZ

[Halelee0902]

Same problem.

[sankeerth95]

Did you use code-oss or ms-vscode? On archlinux, I had a similar issue with code-oss. It started working on installing visual-studio-code-bin instead.

[bamurtaugh]

@gurdevrana @Halelee0902 Are you still experiencing this issue? Does @sankeerth95's suggestion help?