Sudo Passwd Not Working Solution Change SSH Config file to use xterm

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One minute I could sudo vi a file and then after several minutes I could not sudo vi at all. It would not accept my user passwd.

I use ssh-keys with no passwd to get into my VPS. I could go to my console at OVHCloud and had no problem with my passwd. The issue turned out to be a glitch caused by my GitBash terminal I use on my Windows 11 machine. It was sending ANSI CSI escape sequences rather than raw characters. Since I still want to use Git Bash for other reasons the permanent solution was to change my ssh config file to this:

Host your-vps-ip-or-hostname
HostName your-vps-ip
User yourusername
IdentityFile ~/.ssh/your-key
SendEnv TERM
SetEnv TERM=xterm

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Just checking. Are you still having an issue / question, or is this knowledge for the greater good?

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Knowledge for the common good.

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