On 8/26/20 8:07 AM, Garry T. Williams wrote:
On Tuesday, August 25, 2020 9:22:43 PM EDT Alex Regan wrote:
> Hi, I have a fedora32 system behind a firewall without any access
> from the outside. I'd like to build a reverse ssh tunnel so I can
> get to it from my remote location while working remotely. I'm
> familiar with how remote ssh tunnels work, but can't quite get
> systemctl to create a proper service, presumably because ssh expects
> to be tied to a terminal.
You probably want -t:
He's running it as a service, so he doesn't want a terminal. That will
cause problems. Someone already mentioned the "-n" option which
backgrounds the ssh process, detaching it from any terminals, but still
allows forwarding to work.