What Do I Do If a Remote Connection Is in the Retry State?

Symptom

Possible Cause

Downloading the VS Code server failed before, leading to residual data. As a result, new download cannot be performed.

Solution

Method 1 (performed locally): Open the command panel (Ctrl+Shift+P for Windows and Cmd+Shift+P for macOS), search for Kill VS Code Server on Host, and locate the affected instance, which will be automatically cleared. Then, establish the connection again.

Figure 1 Clearing the affected instance

Method 2 (performed remotely): Delete the files that are being used in /home/ma-user/.vscode-server/bin/ on the VS Code terminal. Then, establish the connection again.

ssh -tt -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -i ${IdentityFile} ${User}@${HostName} -p ${Port}
rm -rf /home/ma-user/.vscode-server/bin/

Parameters:

- IdentityFile: Path to the local key

- User: Username, for example, ma-user

- HostName: IP address

- Port: Port number

The preceding methods can also be used to resolve issues related to the VS Code server.