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How do I kill a locked SSH session?

rated 0 times [ 148] [ 0] / answers: 1 / hits: 89615 / 3 Years ago, tue, june 29, 2021, 12:51:35

From time to time, SSH sessions to my servers just freeze up and then neither Ctrl+C nor Ctrl+ do anything.

How do I quit the session without just closing the Terminal it's in?

Clarification:

The session is locked as in, no keys are transmitted to the server. I'd like to shut it down gracefully, such that the user isn't logged in anymore.

I know I can kill the SSH client, but that will, in time, make the "2 users" info message I get from uptime meaningless. I'd like to know how many users are really logged in.

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answered 3 Years ago hentor · Accepted Answer

To disconnect a locked-up ssh session, typeEnter ~.

A full list of escape codes can be found in the ssh manpage or by typing ~?.