az ssh command doesn't work due to OpenSSH not being installed in the docker container

[Gilthans]

Trying to use az ssh vm with this action does not work, and fails with:

WARNING: The command requires the extension ssh. It will be installed first.
WARNING: Default enabled including preview versions for extension installation now. Disabled in May 2024. Use '--allow-preview true' to enable it specifically if needed. Use '--allow-preview false' to install stable version only. 
ERROR: Failed to run ssh command with error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: 'ssh'.

Attempting to install OpenSSH inside the inline script didn't seem to resolve the issue.
Is there a way to get this working?

[MoChilia]

Hi @Gilthans, have you added the ssh extension with az extension add --name ssh before trying az ssh vm?

[Gilthans]

I did not, but the tool was trying to install the extension automatically which is when it failed

[MoChilia]

@Gilthans, according to Azure/azure-cli#27841 (comment), azure-cli has removed ssh from the docker image since 2.54.0, you have to install it manually. If you have already installed OpenSSH but the error persists, you can try using the argument --ssh-client-folder to provide the OpenSSH folder path.

[MoChilia]

Closing the issue for now. If you have any further questions, feel free to reopen it.