autossh
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Autossh Command: Background No Monitoring Exit On Failure
An engineer would use this autossh command when setting up a secure, persistent tunnel for local port forwarding to a remote server, ensuring automatic disconnection upon failure while running the command in the background without requiring a monitor session. Exact CLI syntax to background no monitoring exit on failure using Autossh.
When to use this: An engineer would use this autossh command when setting up a secure, persistent tunnel for local port forwarding to a remote server, ensuring automatic disconnection upon failure while running the command in the background without requiring a monitor session.
Destructive Command Warning
Destructive operation. Confirm the target path and keep a backup before executing.
Command Syntax
autossh -f -M 0 -N -o "ServerAliveInterval 10" -o "ServerAliveCountMax 3" -o ExitOnForwardFailure=yes -L <local_port>:localhost:<remote_port> <user>@<host>autossh -f -M 0 -N -o "ServerAliveInterval 10" -o "ServerAliveCountMax 3" -o ExitOnForwardFailure=yes -L <local_port>:localhost:<remote_port> <user>@<host>Command Breakdown
-f- Command Option
- Tool-specific option used by this command invocation.
-M- Command Option
- Tool-specific option used by this command invocation.
-N- Command Option
- Tool-specific option used by this command invocation.
-o- Command Option
- Tool-specific option used by this command invocation.
-L- Command Option
- Tool-specific option used by this command invocation.
FAQ
Purpose: Exact syntax to background no monitoring exit on failure using Autossh.
Test path: Replace placeholders and run destructive commands in a disposable workspace first.
Flag behavior: Tool version, platform, and shell can change behavior.
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