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Agent mode cannot edit files with remote-ssh extension
Type: Bug
I am using vscode with agent mode and remote-ssh plugin since my codebase is on a remote server. Remote-ssh version is latest 0.120.0
Here is what the ssh-config looks like
Host jumpbox
HostName y.y.y.y
PreferredAuthentications publickey
IdentityFile ~/.ssh/id_rsa
User ec2-user
Host xxx
Hostname y.y.y.y
IdentityFile ~/.ssh/id_rsa
ProxyJump jumpbox
User xxxx
Whenever the agent wants to edit some file, it fails. I've included the output with the failure below. I've verified the file exists and it fails with any repository/file everytime. I've been able to reproduce this with a public hello world repository as well https://github.com/octocat/Hello-World
2025-06-03 11:46:53.346 [info] Using the Electron fetcher.
2025-06-03 11:46:53.346 [info] Initializing Git extension service.
2025-06-03 11:46:53.346 [info] vscode.git extension is not yet activated.
2025-06-03 11:46:53.423 [info] Logged in as xxxx
2025-06-03 11:46:54.602 [info] Got Copilot token for xxxx
2025-06-03 11:46:54.638 [info] copilot token chat_enabled: true, sku: copilot_for_business_seat
2025-06-03 11:46:54.638 [info] GitHub.vscode-pull-request-github extension is not yet activated.
2025-06-03 11:46:54.647 [info] Registering default platform agent...
2025-06-03 11:46:54.739 [info] Fetched model metadata in 126ms 868bb0e5-2c39-43ce-a7e5-b96b819fb915
2025-06-03 11:46:54.779 [info] activationBlocker from 'languageModelAccess' took for 1137ms
2025-06-03 11:46:54.968 [info] Fetched content exclusion rules in 319ms
2025-06-03 11:47:24.160 [info] message 0 returned. finish reason: [tool_calls]
2025-06-03 11:47:24.160 [info] request done: requestId: [c52a4bcf-b207-455a-8857-49630c8f0f68] model deployment ID: []
2025-06-03 11:47:24.319 [error] Error from tool read_file with args {"filePath": "/home/xxxx/Hello-World/README.go", "startLineNumberBaseZero": 0, "endLineNumberBaseZero": 10}: cannot open file:///home/xxxx/Hello-World/README.go. Detail: Unable to read file '/home/xxxx/Hello-World/README.go' (Error: Unable to resolve nonexistent file '/home/xxxx/Hello-World/README.go'): CodeExpectedError: cannot open file:///home/xxxx/Hello-World/README.go. Detail: Unable to read file '/home/xxxx/Hello-World/README.go' (Error: Unable to resolve nonexistent file '/home/xxxx/Hello-World/README.go')
at n_e.$tryOpenDocument (vscode-file://vscode-app/Applications/Visual%20Studio%20Code.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.desktop.main.js:1276:8652)
2025-06-03 11:47:30.823 [info] message 0 returned. finish reason: [tool_calls]
2025-06-03 11:47:30.824 [info] request done: requestId: [c52a4bcf-b207-455a-8857-49630c8f0f68] model deployment ID: []
2025-06-03 11:47:31.035 [error] Error from tool create_file with args {"filePath": "/home/xxxx/Hello-World/README.go", "content": "package main\n\nimport \"fmt\"\n\n// Main function that prints \"Hello World!\" to the console\nfunc main() {\n\tfmt.Println(\"Hello World!\")\n}"}: Error: ENOTSUP: operation not supported on socket, mkdir '/home/xxxx': Unknown (FileSystemError) (FileSystemError): Error: ENOTSUP: operation not supported on socket, mkdir '/home/xxxx'
at Function.e (file:///Applications/Visual%20Studio%20Code.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/api/node/extensionHostProcess.js:119:18336)
at Object.writeFile (file:///Applications/Visual%20Studio%20Code.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/api/node/extensionHostProcess.js:119:16897)
at Oj.invoke (/Users/xxxx/.vscode/extensions/github.copilot-chat-0.27.2/dist/extension.js:1167:2238)
at YV.$invokeTool (file:///Applications/Visual%20Studio%20Code.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/api/node/extensionHostProcess.js:151:2698)
2025-06-03 11:47:35.652 [info] message 0 returned. finish reason: [tool_calls]
2025-06-03 11:47:35.652 [info] request done: requestId: [c52a4bcf-b207-455a-8857-49630c8f0f68] model deployment ID: []
2025-06-03 11:47:42.677 [info] message 0 returned. finish reason: [tool_calls]
2025-06-03 11:47:42.678 [info] request done: requestId: [c52a4bcf-b207-455a-8857-49630c8f0f68] model deployment ID: []
2025-06-03 11:47:52.956 [info] message 0 returned. finish reason: [tool_calls]
2025-06-03 11:47:52.956 [info] request done: requestId: [c52a4bcf-b207-455a-8857-49630c8f0f68] model deployment ID: []
2025-06-03 11:49:06.051 [info] message 0 returned. finish reason: [tool_calls]
2025-06-03 11:49:06.052 [info] request done: requestId: [993a98b4-eaa9-493c-a3b1-65928eba27d5] model deployment ID: []
2025-06-03 11:49:06.272 [error] Error from tool read_file with args {"filePath": "/home/xxxx/Hello-World/README.go", "startLineNumberBaseZero": 0, "endLineNumberBaseZero": 100}: cannot open file:///home/xxxx/Hello-World/README.go. Detail: Unable to read file '/home/xxxx/Hello-World/README.go' (Error: Unable to resolve nonexistent file '/home/xxxx/Hello-World/README.go'): CodeExpectedError: cannot open file:///home/xxxx/Hello-World/README.go. Detail: Unable to read file '/home/xxxx/Hello-World/README.go' (Error: Unable to resolve nonexistent file '/home/xxxx/Hello-World/README.go')
at n_e.$tryOpenDocument (vscode-file://vscode-app/Applications/Visual%20Studio%20Code.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.desktop.main.js:1276:8652)
2025-06-03 11:49:12.271 [info] message 0 returned. finish reason: [tool_calls]
2025-06-03 11:49:12.271 [info] request done: requestId: [993a98b4-eaa9-493c-a3b1-65928eba27d5] model deployment ID: []
2025-06-03 11:49:12.552 [error] Error from tool create_file with args {"filePath": "/home/xxxx/Hello-World/README.go", "content": "package main\n\nimport \"fmt\"\n\nfunc main() {\n\tfmt.Println(\"Hello, World!\")\n}"}: Error: ENOTSUP: operation not supported on socket, mkdir '/home/xxxx': Unknown (FileSystemError) (FileSystemError): Error: ENOTSUP: operation not supported on socket, mkdir '/home/xxxx'
at Function.e (file:///Applications/Visual%20Studio%20Code.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/api/node/extensionHostProcess.js:119:18336)
at Object.writeFile (file:///Applications/Visual%20Studio%20Code.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/api/node/extensionHostProcess.js:119:16897)
at Oj.invoke (/Users/xxxx/.vscode/extensions/github.copilot-chat-0.27.2/dist/extension.js:1167:2238)
at YV.$invokeTool (file:///Applications/Visual%20Studio%20Code.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/api/node/extensionHostProcess.js:151:2698)
2025-06-03 11:49:18.265 [info] message 0 returned. finish reason: [tool_calls]
2025-06-03 11:49:18.265 [info] request done: requestId: [993a98b4-eaa9-493c-a3b1-65928eba27d5] model deployment ID: []
2025-06-03 11:49:18.410 [error] Error from tool create_file with args {"content": "package main\n\nimport \"fmt\"\n\nfunc main() {\n\tfmt.Println(\"Hello, World!\")\n}", "filePath": "README.go"}: Invalid input path: README.go. Be sure to use an absolute path.: Error: Invalid input path: README.go. Be sure to use an absolute path.
at as (/Users/xxxx/.vscode/extensions/github.copilot-chat-0.27.2/dist/extension.js:1143:1407)
at Oj.prepareInvocation (/Users/xxxx/.vscode/extensions/github.copilot-chat-0.27.2/dist/extension.js:1167:3393)
at YV.$prepareToolInvocation (file:///Applications/Visual%20Studio%20Code.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/api/node/extensionHostProcess.js:151:3576)
at f5.S (file:///Applications/Visual%20Studio%20Code.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/api/node/extensionHostProcess.js:29:116111)
at f5.Q (file:///Applications/Visual%20Studio%20Code.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/api/node/extensionHostProcess.js:29:115891)
at f5.M (file:///Applications/Visual%20Studio%20Code.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/api/node/extensionHostProcess.js:29:114942)
at f5.L (file:///Applications/Visual%20Studio%20Code.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/api/node/extensionHostProcess.js:29:114085)
at ed.value (file:///Applications/Visual%20Studio%20Code.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/api/node/extensionHostProcess.js:29:112882)
at P.B (file:///Applications/Visual%20Studio%20Code.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/api/node/extensionHostProcess.js:27:2373)
at P.fire (file:///Applications/Visual%20Studio%20Code.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/api/node/extensionHostProcess.js:27:2591)
at lo.fire (file:///Applications/Visual%20Studio%20Code.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/api/node/extensionHostProcess.js:29:9458)
at ed.value (file:///Applications/Visual%20Studio%20Code.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/api/node/extensionHostProcess.js:225:3917)
at P.B (file:///Applications/Visual%20Studio%20Code.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/api/node/extensionHostProcess.js:27:2373)
at P.fire (file:///Applications/Visual%20Studio%20Code.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/api/node/extensionHostProcess.js:27:2591)
at lo.fire (file:///Applications/Visual%20Studio%20Code.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/api/node/extensionHostProcess.js:29:9458)
at MessagePortMain.<anonymous> (file:///Applications/Visual%20Studio%20Code.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/api/node/extensionHostProcess.js:225:2209)
at MessagePortMain.emit (node:events:524:28)
at Object.MessagePortMain._internalPort.emit (node:electron/js2c/utility_init:2:2949)
at Object.callbackTrampoline (node:internal/async_hooks:130:17)
2025-06-03 11:49:27.186 [info] message 0 returned. finish reason: [tool_calls]
2025-06-03 11:49:27.186 [info] request done: requestId: [993a98b4-eaa9-493c-a3b1-65928eba27d5] model deployment ID: []
2025-06-03 11:49:27.347 [error] Error from tool list_dir with args {"path": "."}: Invalid input path: .. Be sure to use an absolute path.: Error: Invalid input path: .. Be sure to use an absolute path.
at as (/Users/xxxx/.vscode/extensions/github.copilot-chat-0.27.2/dist/extension.js:1143:1407)
at rY.prepareInvocation (/Users/xxxx/.vscode/extensions/github.copilot-chat-0.27.2/dist/extension.js:1172:6239)
at YV.$prepareToolInvocation (file:///Applications/Visual%20Studio%20Code.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/api/node/extensionHostProcess.js:151:3576)
at f5.S (file:///Applications/Visual%20Studio%20Code.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/api/node/extensionHostProcess.js:29:116111)
at f5.Q (file:///Applications/Visual%20Studio%20Code.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/api/node/extensionHostProcess.js:29:115891)
at f5.M (file:///Applications/Visual%20Studio%20Code.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/api/node/extensionHostProcess.js:29:114942)
at f5.L (file:///Applications/Visual%20Studio%20Code.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/api/node/extensionHostProcess.js:29:114085)
at ed.value (file:///Applications/Visual%20Studio%20Code.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/api/node/extensionHostProcess.js:29:112882)
at P.B (file:///Applications/Visual%20Studio%20Code.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/api/node/extensionHostProcess.js:27:2373)
at P.fire (file:///Applications/Visual%20Studio%20Code.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/api/node/extensionHostProcess.js:27:2591)
at lo.fire (file:///Applications/Visual%20Studio%20Code.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/api/node/extensionHostProcess.js:29:9458)
at ed.value (file:///Applications/Visual%20Studio%20Code.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/api/node/extensionHostProcess.js:225:3917)
at P.B (file:///Applications/Visual%20Studio%20Code.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/api/node/extensionHostProcess.js:27:2373)
at P.fire (file:///Applications/Visual%20Studio%20Code.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/api/node/extensionHostProcess.js:27:2591)
at lo.fire (file:///Applications/Visual%20Studio%20Code.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/api/node/extensionHostProcess.js:29:9458)
at MessagePortMain.<anonymous> (file:///Applications/Visual%20Studio%20Code.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/api/node/extensionHostProcess.js:225:2209)
at MessagePortMain.emit (node:events:524:28)
at Object.MessagePortMain._internalPort.emit (node:electron/js2c/utility_init:2:2949)
at Object.callbackTrampoline (node:internal/async_hooks:130:17)
2025-06-03 11:49:36.475 [info] message 0 returned. finish reason: [tool_calls]
2025-06-03 11:49:36.476 [info] request done: requestId: [993a98b4-eaa9-493c-a3b1-65928eba27d5] model deployment ID: []
2025-06-03 11:49:43.417 [info] message 0 returned. finish reason: [tool_calls]
2025-06-03 11:49:43.417 [info] request done: requestId: [993a98b4-eaa9-493c-a3b1-65928eba27d5] model deployment ID: []
2025-06-03 11:49:43.620 [error] Error from tool create_file with args {"content": "package main\n\nimport \"fmt\"\n\nfunc main() {\n\tfmt.Println(\"Hello, World!\")\n}", "filePath": "/home/xxxx/Hello-World/README.go"}: Error: ENOTSUP: operation not supported on socket, mkdir '/home/xxxx': Unknown (FileSystemError) (FileSystemError): Error: ENOTSUP: operation not supported on socket, mkdir '/home/xxxx'
at Function.e (file:///Applications/Visual%20Studio%20Code.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/api/node/extensionHostProcess.js:119:18336)
at Object.writeFile (file:///Applications/Visual%20Studio%20Code.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/api/node/extensionHostProcess.js:119:16897)
at Oj.invoke (/Users/xxxx/.vscode/extensions/github.copilot-chat-0.27.2/dist/extension.js:1167:2238)
at YV.$invokeTool (file:///Applications/Visual%20Studio%20Code.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/api/node/extensionHostProcess.js:151:2698)
2025-06-03 11:49:51.955 [info] message 0 returned. finish reason: [tool_calls]
2025-06-03 11:49:51.955 [info] request done: requestId: [993a98b4-eaa9-493c-a3b1-65928eba27d5] model deployment ID: []
Here's the prompt I used and the response
edit the readme.go file and put an example go hello world implementation there
I'll help you edit the README.go file with a sample Go "Hello World" implementation. First, let me check the current content of the file. I see that the README.go file might not exist yet or might be empty. I'll create it with a standard Go "Hello World" implementation. I apologize for the error. It seems there might be an issue with the file path. Let me try using a relative path instead. I apologize for the confusion. It appears we need to determine the correct file paths in your workspace. Let me list the current directory structure: Let me try using file search to locate the correct paths: Great! Now I know the exact location of the files. Let me edit the README.go file: I apologize for the continued issues. Let me try to determine the actual working directory and use a different approach:
The same thing works fine if I'm using this on my local device without using remote-ssh plugin.
Extension version: 0.27.2 VS Code version: Code 1.100.3 (Universal) (258e40fedc6cb8edf399a463ce3a9d32e7e1f6f3, 2025-06-02T13:30:54.273Z) OS version: Darwin arm64 24.5.0 Modes: Remote OS version: Linux x64 5.15.0-1058-aws
Logs
Trace: Resolving chat model
Trace: Resolved chat model
Trace: Built prompt
Trace: Sending prompt to model
Info: message 0 returned. finish reason: [tool_calls]
Info: request done: requestId: [993a98b4-eaa9-493c-a3b1-65928eba27d5] model deployment ID: []
Trace: Resolving chat model
Trace: Resolved chat model
Trace: Resolving chat model
Trace: Resolved chat model
Debug: RunInTerminalTool: Invoking with options {"command":"pwd","explanation":"Finding the current working directory","isBackground":false}
Debug: RunInTerminalTool: Creating terminal with session ID `da3c7cf7-569c-4282-a4c2-285ceb081823`
Debug: RunInTerminalTool: Using `rich` execute strategy for command `pwd`
Debug: RunInTerminalTool#Rich: Executing command line `pwd`
Debug: RunInTerminalTool#Rich: Reading data stream
Debug: RunInTerminalTool#Rich: Waiting for done event
Debug: RunInTerminalTool#Rich: Data stream flushed
Debug: RunInTerminalTool#Rich: onDone via end event
Debug: RunInTerminalTool: Finished `rich` execute strategy with exitCode `0`, result.length `36`, error `undefined`
Trace: Resolving chat model
Trace: Resolved chat model
Trace: Resolving chat model
Trace: Resolved chat model
Trace: Built prompt
Trace: Sending prompt to model
Info: message 0 returned. finish reason: [tool_calls]
Info: request done: requestId: [993a98b4-eaa9-493c-a3b1-65928eba27d5] model deployment ID: []
Trace: Resolving chat model
Trace: Resolved chat model
Trace: Resolving chat model
Trace: Resolved chat model
Error: Error from tool create_file with args {"content": "package main\n\nimport \"fmt\"\n\nfunc main() {\n\tfmt.Println(\"Hello, World!\")\n}", "filePath": "/home/spehlari/sig-tahoe/Hello-World/README.go"}: Error: ENOTSUP: operation not supported on socket, mkdir '/home/spehlari': Unknown (FileSystemError) (FileSystemError): Error: ENOTSUP: operation not supported on socket, mkdir '/home/spehlari'
at Function.e (file:///Applications/Visual%20Studio%20Code.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/api/node/extensionHostProcess.js:119:18336)
at Object.writeFile (file:///Applications/Visual%20Studio%20Code.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/api/node/extensionHostProcess.js:119:16897)
at Oj.invoke (/Users/spehlari/.vscode/extensions/github.copilot-chat-0.27.2/dist/extension.js:1167:2238)
at YV.$invokeTool (file:///Applications/Visual%20Studio%20Code.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/api/node/extensionHostProcess.js:151:2698)
Trace: Resolving chat model
Trace: Resolved chat model
Trace: Built prompt
Trace: Sending prompt to model
Info: message 0 returned. finish reason: [tool_calls]
Info: request done: requestId: [993a98b4-eaa9-493c-a3b1-65928eba27d5] model deployment ID: []
Trace: Resolving chat model
Trace: Resolved chat model
Trace: Resolving chat model
Trace: Resolved chat model
Debug: RunInTerminalTool: Invoking with options {"explanation":"Creating README.go file with Go Hello World implementation","command":"cat > README.go README.go import "fmt"
func main() {
fmt.Println("Hello, World!")
}
EOFDebug: RunInTerminalTool#Rich: Executing command linecat > README.go << 'EOF'
package main
import "fmt"
func main() {
fmt.Println("Hello, World!")
}
EOF`
Debug: RunInTerminalTool#Rich: Reading data stream
Debug: RunInTerminalTool#Rich: Waiting for done event
Debug: [context keys] Window state change. Needs offline check: false, active: true, focused: false.
Debug: [context keys] Window state change. Needs offline check: false, active: true, focused: true.
System Info
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| CPUs | Apple M3 Pro (12 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 webgl: enabled webgl2: enabled webgpu: enabled webnn: disabled_off |
| Load (avg) | 5, 5, 6 |
| Memory (System) | 18.00GB (0.22GB free) |
| Process Argv | --crash-reporter-id 04789d2c-dcfd-4fa6-88f3-fe5d664aa31f |
| Screen Reader | no |
| VM | 0% |
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Remote | SSH: new-envoy |
| OS | Linux x64 5.15.0-1058-aws |
| CPUs | Intel(R) Xeon(R) Platinum 8259CL CPU @ 2.50GHz (16 x 0) |
| Memory (System) | 62.01GB (59.47GB free) |
| VM | 0% |
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Mind sharing your Remote SSH logs, (from the Output Pane) after connecting? Anything unique about the remote machine (shared machine with funky filesystem perhaps?)
The remote machine is indeed a shared machine with a few users, accessible through a jumpbox. Nothing funky about it though, its just Ubuntu 20.04.3 LTS
Remote SSH logs below
[11:57:12.645] Log Level: 2
[11:57:12.657] SSH Resolver called for "ssh-remote+new-envoy", attempt 1
[11:57:12.658] remote.SSH.useLocalServer = true
[11:57:12.658] remote.SSH.useExecServer = true
[11:57:12.658] remote.SSH.bindHost = {}
[11:57:12.658] remote.SSH.path = undefined
[11:57:12.659] remote.SSH.configFile = /Users/spehlari/Desktop/opendns_repo/sig-vagrant-stretch/sig-vagrant/sshconfig
[11:57:12.659] remote.SSH.useFlock = true
[11:57:12.659] remote.SSH.lockfilesInTmp = false
[11:57:12.659] remote.SSH.localServerDownload = auto
[11:57:12.659] remote.SSH.remoteServerListenOnSocket = false
[11:57:12.659] remote.SSH.defaultExtensions = []
[11:57:12.659] remote.SSH.defaultExtensionsIfInstalledLocally = []
[11:57:12.659] remote.SSH.loglevel = 2
[11:57:12.659] remote.SSH.enableDynamicForwarding = true
[11:57:12.659] remote.SSH.enableRemoteCommand = false
[11:57:12.659] remote.SSH.serverPickPortsFromRange = {}
[11:57:12.659] remote.SSH.serverInstallPath = {}
[11:57:12.659] remote.SSH.permitPtyAllocation = false
[11:57:12.659] remote.SSH.preferredLocalPortRange = undefined
[11:57:12.659] remote.SSH.useCurlAndWgetConfigurationFiles = false
[11:57:12.659] remote.SSH.experimental.chat = false
[11:57:12.659] remote.SSH.experimental.enhancedSessionLogs = false
[11:57:12.659] remote.SSH.httpProxy = {}
[11:57:12.659] remote.SSH.httpsProxy = {}
[11:57:12.664] VS Code version: 1.100.3
[11:57:12.664] Remote-SSH version: [email protected]
[11:57:12.664] darwin arm64
[11:57:12.715] SSH Resolver called for host: new-envoy
[11:57:12.715] Setting up SSH remote "new-envoy"
[11:57:12.720] Acquiring local install lock: /var/folders/vj/g51m9r097g57kyf5yxjrwtkm0000gn/T/vscode-remote-ssh-9243f917-install.lock
[11:57:12.721] Looking for existing server data file at /Users/spehlari/Library/Application Support/Code/User/globalStorage/ms-vscode-remote.remote-ssh/vscode-ssh-host-9243f917-258e40fedc6cb8edf399a463ce3a9d32e7e1f6f3-0.120.0-es/data.json
[11:57:12.721] No existing data file
[11:57:12.722] Using commit id "258e40fedc6cb8edf399a463ce3a9d32e7e1f6f3" and quality "stable" for server
[11:57:12.722] Extensions to install:
[11:57:12.724] Install and start server if needed
[11:57:12.726] PATH: /opt/homebrew/opt/openjdk@11/bin:/Applications/CMake.app/Contents/bin:/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/bin:/opt/homebrew/bin:/opt/homebrew/sbin:/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.13/bin:/usr/local/bin:/System/Cryptexes/App/usr/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:/var/run/com.apple.security.cryptexd/codex.system/bootstrap/usr/local/bin:/var/run/com.apple.security.cryptexd/codex.system/bootstrap/usr/bin:/var/run/com.apple.security.cryptexd/codex.system/bootstrap/usr/appleinternal/bin:/usr/local/go/bin:/Users/spehlari/.orbstack/bin:/Users/spehlari/bin:/Users/spehlari/go/bin:/Applications/Docker.app/Contents/Resources/bin/
[11:57:12.726] Checking ssh with "ssh -V"
[11:57:12.759] > OpenSSH_9.9p2, LibreSSL 3.3.6
[11:57:12.760] Using SSH config file "/Users/spehlari/Desktop/opendns_repo/sig-vagrant-stretch/sig-vagrant/sshconfig"
[11:57:12.760] askpass server listening on /var/folders/vj/g51m9r097g57kyf5yxjrwtkm0000gn/T/vscode-ssh-askpass-a6ad50ebee2b73b1fcb8a13208c9b4aea693c456.sock
[11:57:12.761] Spawning local server with {"serverId":1,"ipcHandlePath":"/var/folders/vj/g51m9r097g57kyf5yxjrwtkm0000gn/T/vscode-ssh-askpass-eeb9d44630903153b28018d6a74bb189b3505cfa.sock","sshCommand":"ssh","sshArgs":["-v","-T","-D","55591","-o","ConnectTimeout=15","-F","/Users/spehlari/Desktop/opendns_repo/sig-vagrant-stretch/sig-vagrant/sshconfig","new-envoy"],"serverDataFolderName":".vscode-server","dataFilePath":"/Users/spehlari/Library/Application Support/Code/User/globalStorage/ms-vscode-remote.remote-ssh/vscode-ssh-host-9243f917-258e40fedc6cb8edf399a463ce3a9d32e7e1f6f3-0.120.0-es/data.json"}
[11:57:12.761] Local server env: {"SSH_AUTH_SOCK":"/private/tmp/com.apple.launchd.9e4DEXdq5T/Listeners","SHELL":"/bin/zsh","DISPLAY":"1","ELECTRON_RUN_AS_NODE":"1","SSH_ASKPASS":"/Users/spehlari/.vscode/extensions/ms-vscode-remote.remote-ssh-0.120.0/out/local-server/askpass.sh","VSCODE_SSH_ASKPASS_NODE":"/Applications/Visual Studio Code.app/Contents/Frameworks/Code Helper (Plugin).app/Contents/MacOS/Code Helper (Plugin)","VSCODE_SSH_ASKPASS_EXTRA_ARGS":"","VSCODE_SSH_ASKPASS_MAIN":"/Users/spehlari/.vscode/extensions/ms-vscode-remote.remote-ssh-0.120.0/out/askpass-main.js","VSCODE_SSH_ASKPASS_HANDLE":"/var/folders/vj/g51m9r097g57kyf5yxjrwtkm0000gn/T/vscode-ssh-askpass-a6ad50ebee2b73b1fcb8a13208c9b4aea693c456.sock"}
[11:57:12.761] Spawned 57530
[11:57:12.764] Using connect timeout of 17 seconds
[11:57:12.831] > local-server-1> Running ssh connection command: ssh -v -T -D 55591 -o ConnectTimeout=15 -F /Users/spehlari/Desktop/opendns_repo/sig-vagrant-stretch/sig-vagrant/sshconfig new-envoy
[11:57:12.832] > local-server-1> Spawned ssh, pid=57541
[11:57:12.835] stderr> OpenSSH_9.9p2, LibreSSL 3.3.6
[11:57:12.843] stderr> OpenSSH_9.9p2, LibreSSL 3.3.6
[11:57:13.081] stderr> debug1: Server host key: ssh-ed25519 SHA256:kMVfctU58VOq7IfJpklNf3Htlt3dTi2cZ0wtjlnYd/U
[11:57:13.462] stderr> Authenticated to 184.169.206.254 ([184.169.206.254]:22) using "publickey".
[11:57:14.118] stderr> debug1: Server host key: ssh-ed25519 SHA256:GRGQqBeFwzonSsehSEvDhV6dQE+c9c1OK9XFhYPqKW4
[11:57:14.351] stderr> Authenticated to 10.30.23.21 (via proxy) using "publickey".
[11:57:15.173] > Welcome to Ubuntu 20.04.3 LTS (GNU/Linux 5.15.0-1058-aws x86_64)
>
> * Documentation: https://help.ubuntu.com
> * Management: https://landscape.canonical.com
> * Support: https://ubuntu.com/advantage
>
> System information as of Mon Jun 9 18:57:14 UTC 2025
>
> System load: 0.3 Processes: 261
> Usage of /: 96.7% of 484.63GB Users logged in: 1
> Memory usage: 5% IPv4 address for docker0: 172.17.0.1
> Swap usage: 0% IPv4 address for ens5: 10.30.23.21
>
> => / is using 96.7% of 484.63GB
>
> * Ubuntu Pro delivers the most comprehensive open source security and
> compliance features.
>
> https://ubuntu.com/aws/pro
>
> 113 updates can be applied immediately.
> To see these additional updates run: apt list --upgradable
>
> Ubuntu comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by
> applicable law.
>
> New release '22.04.5 LTS' available.
> Run 'do-release-upgrade' to upgrade to it.
>
>
> *** System restart required ***
[11:57:15.228] > ready: f961a5c070f2
[11:57:15.287] > Linux 5.15.0-1058-aws #64~20.04.1-Ubuntu SMP Tue Apr 9 11:12:27 UTC 2024
[11:57:15.287] Platform: linux
[11:57:15.340] > /bin/bash
[11:57:15.341] Parent Shell: bash
[11:57:15.341] Parent Shell pid: 57530
[11:57:15.341] Waiting for subshell to start
[11:57:15.394] Waiting for subshell to start
[11:57:15.395] > 1041040
[11:57:15.396] stdout -> '1041040'
[11:57:15.396] sub-process detected
[11:57:15.453] > 1041040
[11:57:15.556] > f961a5c070f2: running
> Script executing under PID: 1041040
[11:57:15.611] > Found existing installation at /home/spehlari/.vscode-server...
> Starting VS Code CLI...
> Removing old logfile at /home/spehlari/.vscode-server/.cli.258e40fedc6cb8edf399a463ce3a9d32e7e1f6f3.log
> Spawned remote CLI: 1041064
> Waiting for server log...
> Waiting for server log...
[11:57:15.662] > f961a5c070f2: start
> listeningOn==127.0.0.1:45583==
> osReleaseId==ubuntu==
> arch==x86_64==
> vscodeArch==x64==
> bitness==64==
> tmpDir==/run/user/1003==
> platform==linux==
> unpackResult====
> didLocalDownload==0==
> downloadTime====
> installTime====
> serverStartTime==70==
> execServerToken==a1a1a111-1aa1-111a-111a-a11a1111aaaa==
> platformDownloadPath==cli-alpine-x64==
> SSH_AUTH_SOCK====
> DISPLAY====
> f961a5c070f2: end
[11:57:15.663] Received install output:
listeningOn==127.0.0.1:45583==
osReleaseId==ubuntu==
arch==x86_64==
vscodeArch==x64==
bitness==64==
tmpDir==/run/user/1003==
platform==linux==
unpackResult====
didLocalDownload==0==
downloadTime====
installTime====
serverStartTime==70==
execServerToken==a1a1a111-1aa1-111a-111a-a11a1111aaaa==
platformDownloadPath==cli-alpine-x64==
SSH_AUTH_SOCK====
DISPLAY====
[11:57:15.663] Remote server is listening on port 45583
[11:57:15.663] Parsed server configuration: {"serverConfiguration":{"remoteListeningOn":{"port":45583},"osReleaseId":"ubuntu","arch":"x86_64","sshAuthSock":"","display":"","tmpDir":"/run/user/1003","platform":"linux","execServerToken":"a1a1a111-1aa1-111a-111a-a11a1111aaaa"},"serverStartTime":70,"installUnpackCode":""}
[11:57:15.665] Persisting server connection details to /Users/spehlari/Library/Application Support/Code/User/globalStorage/ms-vscode-remote.remote-ssh/vscode-ssh-host-9243f917-258e40fedc6cb8edf399a463ce3a9d32e7e1f6f3-0.120.0-es/data.json
[11:57:15.670] Starting forwarding server. local port 55616 -> socksPort 55591 -> remotePort 45583
[11:57:15.670] Forwarding server listening on port 55616
[11:57:15.670] Waiting for ssh tunnel to be ready
[11:57:15.671] Tunneled port 45583 to local port 55616
[11:57:15.671] Resolved "ssh-remote+new-envoy" to "port 55616"
[11:57:15.675] Initizing new exec server for ssh-remote+new-envoy
[11:57:15.675] Resolving exec server at port 55616
[11:57:15.676] [Forwarding server port 55616] Got connection 0
[11:57:15.677] [Forwarding server port 55616] Got connection 1
[11:57:15.896] Exec server for ssh-remote+new-envoy created and cached
[11:57:15.896] Extensions to install:
[11:57:15.902] ------
[11:57:15.902] No hints found in the recent session.
[11:57:15.970] [server] Checking /home/spehlari/.vscode-server/cli/servers/Stable-258e40fedc6cb8edf399a463ce3a9d32e7e1f6f3/log.txt and /home/spehlari/.vscode-server/cli/servers/Stable-258e40fedc6cb8edf399a463ce3a9d32e7e1f6f3/pid.txt for a running server...
[11:57:16.027] [server] Installing and setting up Visual Studio Code Server...
[11:57:16.027] [server] Server setup complete
[11:57:16.027] [server] Starting server...
[11:57:16.027] [server] Starting server with command... Command { std: "/home/spehlari/.vscode-server/cli/servers/Stable-258e40fedc6cb8edf399a463ce3a9d32e7e1f6f3/server/bin/code-server" "--connection-token=remotessh" "--accept-server-license-terms" "--start-server" "--enable-remote-auto-shutdown" "--socket-path=/tmp/code-766e8879-0d8b-4285-92c6-80cbc4667e86", kill_on_drop: false }
[11:57:16.317] [server] *
[11:57:16.321] [server] * Visual Studio Code Server
[11:57:16.321] [server] *
[11:57:16.321] [server] * By using the software, you agree to
[11:57:16.321] [server] * the Visual Studio Code Server License Terms (https://aka.ms/vscode-server-license) and
[11:57:16.321] [server] * the Microsoft Privacy Statement (https://privacy.microsoft.com/en-US/privacystatement).
[11:57:16.321] [server] *
[11:57:16.368] [server] Server bound to /tmp/code-766e8879-0d8b-4285-92c6-80cbc4667e86
[11:57:16.368] [server] Extension host agent listening on /tmp/code-766e8879-0d8b-4285-92c6-80cbc4667e86
[11:57:16.368] [server] parsed location: "/tmp/code-766e8879-0d8b-4285-92c6-80cbc4667e86"
[11:57:16.368] [server]
[11:57:16.368] [server] Server started
[11:57:16.417] [server] [18:57:16]
[11:57:16.417] [server]
[11:57:16.417] [server]
[11:57:16.417] [server]
[11:57:16.500] [server] [18:57:16] Extension host agent started.
[11:57:16.736] [server] [18:57:16] [<unknown>][49b83811][ExtensionHostConnection] New connection established.
[11:57:16.796] [server] [18:57:16] [<unknown>][a10a0ccb][ManagementConnection] New connection established.
[11:57:16.796] [server] [18:57:16] [<unknown>][49b83811][ExtensionHostConnection] <1041137> Launched Extension Host Process.
[11:57:17.018] [server] [18:57:17] ComputeTargetPlatform: linux-x64
[11:57:19.406] [server] [18:57:19] ComputeTargetPlatform: linux-x64
[11:57:19.602] Opening exec server for ssh-remote+new-envoy
[11:57:20.004] Opening exec server for ssh-remote+new-envoy
[11:57:20.251] Verified and reusing cached exec server for ssh-remote+new-envoy
[11:57:20.251] No hints found in the recent session.
[11:57:20.438] Verified and reusing cached exec server for ssh-remote+new-envoy
[11:57:20.438] No hints found in the recent session.
[11:57:20.439] Opening exec server for ssh-remote+new-envoy
[11:57:20.516] Verified and reusing cached exec server for ssh-remote+new-envoy
[11:57:20.516] No hints found in the recent session.
[11:57:21.464] [server] [18:57:21] Getting Manifest... github.copilot
[11:57:21.521] [server] [18:57:21] Installing extension: github.copilot {
[11:57:21.521] [server] productVersion: { version: '1.100.3', date: '2025-06-02T13:30:54.273Z' },
[11:57:21.522] [server] pinned: false,
[11:57:21.522] [server] operation: 3,
[11:57:21.522] [server] isApplicationScoped: false,
[11:57:21.522] [server] donotVerifySignature: false,
[11:57:21.522] [server] context: { clientTargetPlatform: 'darwin-arm64' },
[11:57:21.522] [server] profileLocation: _r {
[11:57:21.522] [server] scheme: 'file',
[11:57:21.522] [server] authority: '',
[11:57:21.522] [server] path: '/home/spehlari/.vscode-server/extensions/extensions.json',
[11:57:21.522] [server] query: '',
[11:57:21.522] [server] fragment: '',
[11:57:21.522] [server] _formatted: 'file:///home/spehlari/.vscode-server/extensions/extensions.json',
[11:57:21.522] [server] _fsPath: '/home/spehlari/.vscode-server/extensions/extensions.json'
[11:57:21.522] [server] }
[11:57:21.522] [server] }
[11:57:21.791] [server] [18:57:21] Getting Manifest... github.copilot-chat
[11:57:23.229] [server] [18:57:23] Extension signature verification result for github.copilot: Success. Internal Code: 0. Executed: true. Duration: 975ms.
[11:57:23.842] [server] [18:57:23] Extracted extension to file:///home/spehlari/.vscode-server/extensions/github.copilot-1.330.0: github.copilot
[11:57:23.894] [server] [18:57:23] Renamed to /home/spehlari/.vscode-server/extensions/github.copilot-1.330.0
[11:57:23.894] [server] [18:57:23] Marked extension as removed github.copilot-1.326.0
[11:57:23.945] [server] [18:57:23] Extension installed successfully: github.copilot file:///home/spehlari/.vscode-server/extensions/extensions.json
[12:02:16.479] [server] New EH opened, aborting shutdown
[12:02:16.481] [server] [19:02:16] New EH opened, aborting shutdown
Our team has the same problem with a Windows to remote RHEL8 connection. Agent mode cannot edit files (same messages shown as reported here).
It even tries to open Powershell on the RHEL8 host (via terminal) when the default terminal is set to bash. This attempt to open Powershell fails and the agent gives up.
I'm also having this issue. Everything works fine locally, but on the remote server the agent is unable to create or edit files - it tries to work around this by asking to run commands in the terminal to create and edit files. I've tried re-installing everything and it didn't fix it.
Here is the error:
2025-06-11 12:22:40.205 [error] Error from tool create_file with args {"filePath": "/home/[hidden-path]/INSTRUCTIONS.md", "content": "# Shaw App Instructions\n\nThis is a test file to verify the create_file tool works in this remote SSH environment.\n\n## Test Content\n- Created via Copilot create_file tool\n- Date: June 11, 2025\n- Environment: Remote SSH session"}: Error: ENOTSUP: operation not supported on socket, mkdir '/home/[hidden]': Unknown (FileSystemError) (FileSystemError): Error: ENOTSUP: operation not supported on socket, mkdir '/home/[hidden]'
at Function.e (file:///Applications/Visual%20Studio%20Code.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/api/node/extensionHostProcess.js:119:18336)
at Object.writeFile (file:///Applications/Visual%20Studio%20Code.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/api/node/extensionHostProcess.js:119:16897)
at Oj.invoke (/Users/[user]/.vscode/extensions/github.copilot-chat-0.27.3/dist/extension.js:1167:2238)
at YV.$invokeTool (file:///Applications/Visual%20Studio%20Code.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/api/node/extensionHostProcess.js:151:2698)
UPDATE: it seems that in the remote session the file tool is still referencing my local filesystem. Is there a way to force it to work with the remote filesystem?
I managed to fix this by creating a .vscode directory in the workspace folder on the remote server, then adding the following to a settings.json file in that folder:
{
"remote.extensionKind": {
"GitHub.copilot": ["workspace"],
"GitHub.copilot-chat": ["workspace"]
},
"github.copilot.advanced": {
"debug.overrideEngine": "copilot-chat",
"debug.useNodeRuntime": true,
"debug.testOverrideProxyUrl": "",
"debug.filterLogCategories": []
},
"github.copilot.enable": {
"*": true,
"plaintext": false,
"markdown": true,
"scminput": false
}
}
Had to then do a full restart of vscode to get it to work.
@di-rse I think your settings are maybe just restoring things to the default:
"remote.extensionKind": {
"GitHub.copilot": ["workspace"],
"GitHub.copilot-chat": ["workspace"]
}
These extensions are run in the workspace by default. I'm guessing that like me you followed some guide telling you to put this in your user settings:
"remote.extensionKind": {
"GitHub.copilot": ["ui"],
"GitHub.copilot-chat": ["ui"]
}
This just tells copilot what sorts of files to do autocomplete in:
"github.copilot.enable": {
"*": true,
"plaintext": false,
"markdown": true,
"scminput": false
}
Curious where you got the advanced settings from though. I'm not sure what those do.
My experience is that copilot doesn't work by default on remotes behind the AMD VPN and to get it to work, you need to add these settings to have it run locally instead:
"remote.extensionKind": {
"GitHub.copilot": ["ui"],
"GitHub.copilot-chat": ["ui"]
}
So those settings have crept into our setup instructions. This makes it mostly work, but it breaks some of its interactions with the remote workspace, which is what you're seeing here and I'm seeing in https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/253532. For remotes not behind the VPN you can revert this with:
"remote.extensionKind": {
"GitHub.copilot": ["workspace"],
"GitHub.copilot-chat": ["workspace"]
}
(I would recommend putting this in your remote settings rather than your workspace settings, so they will apply to any workspace on the remote). Or if you use remotes off the VPN more frequently, you can delete the remote.extensionKind settings from your user settings and instead add them only to the remote settings for the on-VPN remotes.
Same situation here. cannot correctly edit a remote file under agent mode if GitHub.copilot-chat are set to both "workspace" and "ui", which is nevertheless necessary when the remote machine cannot connect to Copilot (such as due to internal vpn) and must request through local machine.
