issue with claude code in github copilot

[pratik456]

Type: Bug

[error] claude-agent-sdk stderr: --dangerously-skip-permissions cannot be used with root/sudo privileges for security reasons
2026-03-05 21:20:23.198 [error] Error: Claude Code process exited with code 1
at j4e.getProcessExitError (/root/.vscode-server/extensions/github.copilot-chat-0.38.0/dist/extension.js:230:40820)
at ChildProcess.r (/root/.vscode-server/extensions/github.copilot-chat-0.38.0/dist/extension.js:230:43364)
at Object.onceWrapper (node:events:634:26)
at ChildProcess.emit (node:events:531:35)
at ChildProcess._handle.onexit (node:internal/child_process:293:12)
at Process.callbackTrampoline (node:internal/async_hooks:130:17)

Extension version: 0.38.0
VS Code version: Code 1.110.0 (0870c2a, 2026-03-04T01:20:28.863Z)
OS version: Windows_NT x64 10.0.26220
Modes:
Remote OS version: Linux x64 6.6.87.2-microsoft-standard-WSL2

System Info

Item	Value
CPUs	Intel(R) Core(TM) i9-14900HX (32 x 2419)
GPU Status	2d_canvas: enabled GPU0: VENDOR= 0x8086, DEVICE=0xa788 [Intel(R) UHD Graphics], DRIVER_VENDOR=Intel, DRIVER_VERSION=32.0.101.6790 ACTIVE GPU1: VENDOR= 0x10de, DEVICE=0x2860 [NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU], DRIVER_VERSION=32.0.15.9186 GPU2: VENDOR= 0x1414, DEVICE=0x008c [Microsoft Basic Render Driver], DRIVER_VERSION=10.0.26100.7859 Machine model name: Machine model version: direct_rendering_display_compositor: disabled_off_ok gpu_compositing: enabled multiple_raster_threads: enabled_on opengl: enabled_on rasterization: enabled raw_draw: disabled_off_ok skia_graphite: disabled_off trees_in_viz: disabled_off video_decode: enabled video_encode: enabled webgl: enabled webgl2: enabled webgpu: enabled webnn: disabled_off
Load (avg)	undefined
Memory (System)	31.71GB (17.24GB free)
Process Argv	--crash-reporter-id 1f3c4ac1-1b0d-4552-ad24-5cb4052318ae
Screen Reader	no
VM	0%

Item	Value
Remote	WSL: Ubuntu-22.04
OS	Linux x64 6.6.87.2-microsoft-standard-WSL2
CPUs	Intel(R) Core(TM) i9-14900HX (32 x 0)
Memory (System)	23.46GB (21.31GB free)
VM	0%

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[pWoLiAn]

Getting the same error on ubuntu 20.04 via remote SSH. I have the "dangerously-skip" setting disabled but still getting the error in even plan mode.

[kkkxk112]

Workaround: switch the Remote SSH session to a non-root user

The issue can be worked around by not connecting to the remote target as root.

In this case, the remote target is a container accessed via SSH. The fix is to create a non-root user inside the container, make sure that user can access the workspace, and then reconnect VS Code Remote SSH with that user instead of root.

Why this helps

The current session is running under /root/.vscode-server/..., which means the VS Code remote extension host is being launched as root.

Switching the SSH login to a normal user moves the remote VS Code server to:

/home//.vscode-server

and avoids the root-only execution path that is causing the Claude agent to fail.

[pWoLiAn]

my work requires running as root user. I also have the dangerously skip permissions flag disabled

[kkkxk112]

my work requires running as root user. I also have the dangerously skip permissions flag disabled
This appears to be an unresolved bug.：（