Session watcher will not attach when connected to remote host using SSH

[joelnitta]

Describe the bug

Session watcher will not attach when connected to remote host using SSH.

To Reproduce

Steps to reproduce the behavior:

(requires a remote server to connect to via SSH)

1. Connect to remote server in VS Code using Remote-SSH: Connect to Host... command from command palette
2. Start an R terminal with R: Create R Terminal
3. Click on R icon, notice that workspace says "R workspace viewer requires that the session watcher be enabled", even though R session is created and accepts commands from the text editor.

I have followed the instructions in https://github.com/REditorSupport/vscode-R/wiki/R-Session-watcher, in particular "Advanced usage"

Can you fix this issue by yourself? (We appreciate the help)

No

(If applicable) Please attach setting.json

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        "**/renv/library/**": true
    },
    "editor.acceptSuggestionOnCommitCharacter": false,
    "r.alwaysUseActiveTerminal": true,
    "r.bracketedPaste": false,
    "r.rterm.mac": "/usr/local/bin/r",
    "editor.tabSize": 2,
    "diffEditor.ignoreTrimWhitespace": false,
    "editor.rulers": [
      

        80
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    "git.confirmSync": false,
    "terminal.integrated.enableMultiLinePasteWarning": false,
    "workbench.editor.pinnedTabSizing": "shrink",
    "quarto.mathjax.theme": "dark",
    "workbench.startupEditor": "none",
    "workbench.sideBar.location": "right",
    "editor.detectIndentation": false,
    "security.workspace.trust.untrustedFiles": "open",
    "files.defaultLanguage": "${activeEditorLanguage}",
    "githubIssues.queries": [
      {
        "label": "My Issues",
        "query": "default"
      },
      {
        "label": "Created Issues",
        "query": "author:${user} state:open repo:${owner}/${repository} sort:created-desc"
      },
      {
        "label": "Recent Issues",
        "query": "state:open repo:${owner}/${repository} sort:updated-desc"
      }
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    "editor.minimap.enabled": false,
    "editor.parameterHints.enabled": false,
    "[markdown]": {
      "editor.defaultFormatter": "yzhang.markdown-all-in-one",
      "editor.wordWrap": "bounded",
      "editor.wordWrapColumn": 80
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    "editor.accessibilitySupport": "off",
    "redhat.telemetry.enabled": false,
    "githubPullRequests.queries": [
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        "label": "Waiting For My Review",
        "query": "repo:${owner}/${repository} is:open review-requested:${user}"
      },
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        "query": "repo:${owner}/${repository} is:open assignee:${user}"
      },
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        "query": "repo:${owner}/${repository} is:open author:${user}"
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    "window.title": "${rootName}",
    "terminal.integrated.commandsToSkipShell": [
      "language-julia.interrupt"
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    "julia.symbolCacheDownload": true,
    "julia.enableTelemetry": true,
    "better-comments.highlightPlainText": true,
    "git.autofetch": true,
    "r.rpath.mac": "/usr/local/bin/R",
    "projectManager.git.baseFolders": [
      "~/repos/"
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    "terminal.integrated.stickyScroll.enabled": true,
    "remote.autoForwardPortsSource": "hybrid",
    "window.zoomLevel": -1,
    "application.shellEnvironmentResolutionTimeout": 20,
    "git.ignoreMissingGitWarning": true,
    "workbench.colorTheme": "Default Dark+",
    "terminal.integrated.defaultProfile.osx": "zsh",
    "scm.experimental.showHistoryGraph": true,
    "githubPullRequests.upstreamRemote": "never",
    "editor.unicodeHighlight.ambiguousCharacters": false,
    "github.gitProtocol": "ssh",
    "git.openRepositoryInParentFolders": "never",
    "licenser.license": "CC-BY-4",
    "licenser.author": "Joel H. Nitta",
    "gitlens.ai.experimental.model": "openai:gpt-4",
    "gitlens.home.preview.enabled": false,
    "gitlens.ai.model": "vscode",
    "gitlens.ai.vscode.model": "copilot:gpt-4o",
    "workbench.editorAssociations": {
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    },
    "workbench.editor.enablePreview": false,
    "github.copilot.enable": {
      "quarto": false,
      "*": false,
      "plaintext": false,
      "markdown": false,
      "scminput": false
    },
    "window.confirmBeforeClose": "keyboardOnly",
    "files.associations": {
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    },
    "[r]": {
        "editor.formatOnSave": true
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    "github.copilot.chat.agent.thinkingTool": true,
    "files.autoSave": "afterDelay"
}

Expected behavior

I expect the session watcher and R workspace viewer to work.

Screenshots

Environment (please complete the following information):

• OS: Ubuntu Linux
• VSCode Version: 1.99.2
• R Version: 4.5.0
• vscode-R version: 2.8.5

Additional context

The session watcher and R workspace viewer do work properly when I am using VS Code locally (not connecting to the server).