[kwlug-disc] Using mosh

[Paul Nijjar]

That's very helpful information. Thanks.

- Paul

On Fri, Dec 21, 2018 at 10:34:27AM -0500, Erik Schnetter wrote:
> I started, and then stopped using mosh several years ago. I find that mosh
> has two disadvantages:
> 
> (1) After dropping the initial ssh connection, it doesn't keep
> /var/log/wtmp updated (see "man who") to indicate that someone is logged
> into the system. I ran afoul of this when using mosh on an HPC system,
> where the administrators didn't know whether I was trying to hide the fact
> that I was logged in, and disabled my account (until I explained). Their
> usage policy now forbids using mosh.
> 
> (2) Mosh uses a unique session key. If I am logged into a remote system,
> and e.g. need to reboot my laptop, then it is impossible to continue an
> existing session. (That's by design, but still inconvenient for me.)
> 
> I have now switched to using autossh and tmux. autossh will try to
> re-establish the connection when it drops (network outage, moving the
> laptop to a different wireless network). When I need to reboot, I need to
> run autossh manually, but that's a small price to pay. tmux will keep my
> remote session alive and allow me to reconnect.
> 
> -erik
> 
> 
> 
> On Fri, Dec 21, 2018 at 12:39 AM Chamunks <chamunks at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> > You need to have Mosh installed and a range of ports opened.