Quick Fix for SSH Connection Issues with PowerShell on Ubuntu

When attempting to remotely log into a Windows machine from Ubuntu using PowerShell, you might encounter the following error:

The SSH client session has ended with error message: The SSH transport process has abruptly terminated causing this remote session to break.

Ensure installed ssh service:

Add-WindowsCapability -Online -Name OpenSSH.Client~~~~0.0.1.0
Add-WindowsCapability -Online -Name OpenSSH.Server~~~~0.0.1.0

To resolve this issue, follow these steps:

1. Edit SSH Configuration: Navigate to
   C:\ProgramData\ssh\sshd_config
   on your Windows machine.
   Locate the line # override default of no subsystems.
   Directly below this line, add:
   Subsystem powershell "C:\Progra~1\PowerShell\7\pwsh.exe" -sshs -NoLogo -NoProfile
2. Restart SSH Service: Use the command line to execute:
   Restart-Service sshd
3. Establish SSH Session: From your Ubuntu machine, execute the following command in PowerShell:
   Enter-PSSession -HostName 192.168.1.5 -UserName yourUserName -SSHTransport

With these adjustments, you should be able to successfully log in to your Windows machine from Ubuntu using PowerShell over SSH.

to run as Administrator: eg:

Start-Process -FilePath "powershell" -ArgumentList "-Command dir > D:\output.txt" -Verb RunAs

reference:

The SSH transport process has abruptly terminated causing this remote session to break (write – ERROR:109 on prior unblocking write) #1755

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