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fix(ssh): load profiles with the remote login shell#13090

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SSH setup runs login profiles under sh, so Bash-specific Starship or zoxide initialization can abort the connection even when the remote account uses Bash. Load the profile with the account shell, then execute the existing POSIX bootstrap through sh. C-shell accounts retain the POSIX login fallback because their shells cannot combine login and command flags.

Fixes #13047.

Validation: 20 tunnel tests, SSH package typecheck and targeted lint passed. The new regression fails before the fix and exercises Bash, POSIX sh, C-shell fallbacks, and an unset shell through the actual generated remote command. No live SSH host or browser was used.

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Verdict: Approved at d22afe6

Macroscope's review found this PR approvable — This is a narrowly scoped SSH startup fix that invokes the remote login shell while preserving the existing POSIX bootstrap and adds targeted coverage for supported shell variants. It introduces no schema, deployment, static-analysis, or product-default changes.

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The SSH remote launch now uses a sh -c wrapper to select a login-shell command before running the POSIX bootstrap. Tests cover shell selection, startup-environment behavior, and updated launch-command matching.

Changes

SSH bootstrap shell execution

Layer / File(s)Summary
Login shell bootstrap invocation
packages/ssh/src/tunnel.ts		launchOrReuseRemoteServer uses sh -c to select a command for the configured shell, with a sh -l fallback for csh and tcsh. It then runs the bootstrap through sh -s with the state key.
Bootstrap shell validation
packages/ssh/src/tunnel.test.ts		Tests update launch-command assertions and matching. A non-Windows test checks Bash startup-environment loading, POSIX fallback behavior for /bin/sh, unset SHELL, tcsh, and csh, and the generated identifier format.

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Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~10 minutes

Change: Bug fix · Severity of issue fixed: Medium

Suggested reviewers: juliusmarminge

Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to d22af

The SSH launch currently uses login mode for both fallbacks, but the tests would not catch its removal. The change is mergeable, with this narrow regression-coverage improvement recommended.

Architecture Summary

Architecture risk: 🔵 Low · up to d22af

The change affects 1 system.

Changed systems: packages/ssh

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  • observed — packages/ssh (library) was modified; 2 changed files map to changed impact.

Before / after behavior

  • observed — Modified behavior in packages/ssh/src/tunnel.ts: launchOrReuseRemoteServer replaces direct sh -l -s invocation with a sh -c wrapper: csh and tcsh execute sh -l -c, while other shells execute the configured shell (or /bin/sh) with -l -c. The wrapper then runs sh -s with the target state key; the launch script remains on stdin.
  • observed — Modified behavior in packages/ssh/src/tunnel.test.ts: The test file now imports collectProcessOutput for capturing child-process output in the login-environment test.
  • observed — Modified behavior in packages/ssh/src/tunnel.test.ts: The launch test now expects the spawned command arguments to contain sh -c instead of the former login-shell stdin invocation.
  • observed — Modified behavior in packages/ssh/src/tunnel.test.ts: Adds a test skipped on Windows that captures the generated remote command, runs it with several SHELL values and a temporary BASH_ENV profile, and checks that Bash loads the profile while the other cases use the POSIX fallback; it also checks successful exit and the identifier format.
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Check nameStatusExplanationResolution
Linked Issues check⚠️ WarningThe change loads the selected login shell with -l -c and keeps a POSIX fallback for csh and tcsh. This addresses the profile-loading part of #13047. However, REMOTE_NODE_ENV_SCRIPT still runs …Make the fnm activation compatible with the POSIX bootstrap, or run that activation through Bash with a clear diagnostic or fallback when Bash is unavailable. Add a regression test that exercises the fnm path under POSIX sh or dash.
✅ Passed checks (4 passed)
Check nameStatusExplanation
Title check✅ PassedThe title clearly and concisely describes the primary SSH change: loading profiles with the remote login shell.
Description check✅ PassedThe description covers the problem, the implementation, the linked issue, focused verification results, and test limitations. It is complete enough to explain the change and its validation.
Out of Scope Changes check✅ PassedThe production change modifies SSH remote startup and login-profile loading. The tests cover the generated SSH command, shell selection, login mode, C-shell fallback, and command detection. These chan…
Docstring Coverage✅ PassedNo functions found in the changed files to evaluate docstring coverage. Skipping docstring coverage check. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff. Analyzed 0 functions across 2…
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Explanation

The change loads the selected login shell with -l -c and keeps a POSIX fallback for csh and tcsh. This addresses the profile-loading part of #13047. However, REMOTE_NODE_ENV_SCRIPT still runs eval "$(fnm env --shell bash)" inside the #!/bin/sh bootstrap. The test checks shell selection and login mode, but does not execute the fnm path under POSIX sh or dash. The Bash-specific fnm output can therefore still cause the failure reported by #13047.

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The linked issue triage identifies login-profile evaluation as the release-client failure, which this patch addresses: https://github.com/pingdotgg/t3code/issues/13047#issuecomment-5774229443. The bootstrap stays POSIX. fnm env --shell bash without --use-on-cd emits POSIX export statements; Bash hooks are conditional on --use-on-cd in fnm itself: https://github.com/Schniz/fnm/blob/master/src/commands/env.rs. Changing that separate dev-runner path is not required for this fix.

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packages/ssh/src/tunnel.tsline 887Outdated · f8b2aceOpen thread
……@@ -880,7 +880,14 @@ export const launchOrReuseRemoteServer = Effect.fn("ssh/tunnel.launchOrReuseRemo
884+ remoteCommandArgs: [
885+ "sh",
886+ "-c",
887+ shellSingleQuote('exec "${SHELL:-/bin/sh}" -l -c "$1"'),
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🩺 Stability & Availability | 🟠 Major | 🏗️ Heavy lift

Handle shells that do not support -l -c.

When SHELL=/bin/tcsh, this command exits before running the bootstrap. tcsh accepts -l only as its sole argument and rejects this combination as an unknown option. Previously, these accounts could run the bootstrap through sh. (raw.githubusercontent.com)

Use a shell-specific login invocation or preserve a POSIX fallback for unsupported shells. Add a regression for this case.

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7Update the shell invocation in the SSH tunnel bootstrap so shells such as tcsh
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✅ Addressed in commit 5360b10

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Fixed in 5360b101f0. C-shell accounts retain the prior POSIX login-shell fallback, while supported shells load their own profiles. The real-command regression now includes SHELL=/bin/tcsh and /bin/csh; all 20 tunnel tests, SSH typecheck and lint pass.

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@yashranaway, thanks for the fix. The csh and tcsh branch now uses the POSIX login-shell fallback. This addresses the flagged compatibility issue. The reported regression covers both shells.

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packages/ssh/src/tunnel.test.ts (1)

369-369: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Exercise Bash login-profile loading in this test.

The test sets BASH_ENV to the marker file. Bash reads BASH_ENV for non-login, non-interactive shells, so removing -l from the wrapper would still produce loaded: and pass. Use .bash_profile, set HOME, and omit BASH_ENV.

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1- const profile = `${root}/bash-env`;
2+ const profile = `${root}/.bash_profile`;
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4- env: { SHELL: shell, BASH_ENV: profile },
5+ env: { SHELL: shell, HOME: root },
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6Review comment at @packages/ssh/src/tunnel.test.ts at line 369:
7Update the shell test loop and its setup to verify Bash login-profile loading:
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9remove BASH_ENV so the test fails if the wrapper omits login mode.
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Fixed the test in d22afe6d27. The temporary .bash_profile approach passed locally but failed on CI, so the startup marker now requires shopt -q login_shell. This checks actual login mode without depending on the host profile or changing user files. It fails without -l; all 20 tunnel tests and scoped lint pass locally.

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packages/ssh/src/tunnel.test.ts (1)

371-393: 🎯 Functional Correctness | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Assert the login flag for both POSIX fallback branches.

The non-Bash cases only assert posix: output. Removing -l from either ${SHELL:-/bin/sh} -l -c or the sh -l -c csh/tcsh fallback would therefore still satisfy the test. Add assertions against the captured remote command for the default and csh/tcsh cases. One shared assertion is insufficient because the branches generate different command prefixes.

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The new regression observes Bash login mode directly and fails without -l. POSIX and csh/tcsh retain the existing POSIX login-shell behavior; those cases exercise the bootstrap and state-key argument. I am keeping these behavior checks rather than adding assertions that repeat the generated command text.

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Hi! We are cleaning up open PRs, and this one appears to have been created with an older model (gpt-6). If this change is really important, we recommend rebuilding the PR with a newer model if possible.

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Reopening, this was closed by mistake. Sorry for the noise!

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Closing again after a second look, sorry for the back and forth. This PR has merge conflicts with main and was opened more than two weeks ago. If this change is still important, please rebuild it on current main with a newer model and note the model in the PR description.

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It'd be nice to get this merged. I am also experiencing the same problem: Error invoking remote method 'desktop:ensure-ssh-environment': SshCommandError: sh:...