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SSH mutex path double-quoting bug on remote hosts

Cluster 99133. Data as of 2026-10-30 11:57 UTC

Nothing open on GitHub. Fix merged in #104206 on 6 Sep 2026. Check it covers your case.

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Known?: Yes. 3 related items grouped here, 1 issue already closed.
Fix event: A fix was merged to main in PR #104206. Check it covers your case. No release data is tracked.
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These issues and fixes concern a bug where Desktop SSH incorrectly creates a quote-prefixed or quote-named mutex directory path on remote Linux hosts. The work addresses avoiding double-quoting of the update mutex path.

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#104206 fix(desktop): SSH spawn no longer creates a quote-named mutex directory on the remote (#99133, salvage #96187 + #102191)

merged to main

files: apps/desktop/'/var/folders/5h/qzgt02rn619fttp2d7zdxj600000gn/T/hermes-update-mutex-LMF9y5/home/.hermes-update-in-progress.mutex', apps/desktop/'/var/folders/5h/qzgt02rn619fttp2d7zdxj600000gn/T/hermes-update-mutex-us8HZu/home/.hermes-update-in-progress.mutex', apps/desktop/electron/remote-lifecycle.test.ts, apps/desktop/electron/remote-lifecycle.ts, contributors/emails/[redacted:email]

1 PR closed without merging

From the close comments: superseded by another PR 1

#99189 fix(desktop): avoid double-quoting the SSH update mutex path on remote hosts · superseded by another PR → #99133, #96187, #104206

Closed issues · 1

Closed#99133Desktop SSH creates a quote-prefixed update mutex path on remote Linux hosts

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Merged PRs: #104206
Closed issues: 1
Attempts: 1 PR closed without merging
Fix link checked: 6 Sep 2026

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