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Symptoms

VS code remote will loop the remote server install

file locks from crash or previous connections

"aquiring lock on /home//.vscode-server/bin//vscode-remote-lock.. Failed"

work around

rm /home/<user>/.vscode-server/bin/<guid>/vscode-remote-lock.<user>.<guid>
rm /home/<user>/.vscode-server/bin/<guid>/vscode-remote-lock.<user>.<guid>.target

retry connection

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