ssh executed from Windows PowerShell displays GUI open file dialogue window

Question

I attempted to ssh from Windows 10 to Ubuntu Linux 20.04 and the "How do you want to open this file?" window appears. I have no idea why or what this has to do with an ssh. Documentation shows info being displayed in PowerShell. NOT this open file dialogue box.

Command used on Windows 10 box

PS C:\Users\Steven Sparks> ssh [email protected]

192.168.1.38 is my Nvidia ORIN Ubuntu 20.04 box. No issue with pinging either direction. Also, PuTTY and WinSCP connects to the ORIN box without issue. So, there is NO connection issues. I just stumbled across this when I attempted using ssh from Windows.

Windows:

PS C:\Users\Steven Sparks> winver
Version 22H2 (OS Build 19045.3803)

Linux:

 steven@ubuntu:~$ hostnamectl
 Static hostname: ubuntu
 Icon name: computer
 Machine ID: dbfef1aa0b064bcf9d30ec3ad0886edb
 Boot ID: 0dd920986e79467887c51ae52a10e240
 Operating System: Ubuntu 20.04.6 LTS
 Kernel: Linux 5.10.120-tegra
 Architecture: arm64
 steven@ubuntu:~$ sudo service ssh status
 ●くろまる ssh.service - OpenBSD Secure Shell server
 Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/ssh.service; enabled; vendor preset: e>
 Active: active (running) since Wed 2024年01月10日 14:45:05 PST; 1 day 4h ago
 steven@ubuntu:~$ sudo ufw allow ssh
 Skipping adding existing rule
 Skipping adding existing rule (v6)

PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> Get-Command ssh
CommandType Name Version Source
----------- ---- ------- ------
Application ssh 0.0.0.0 C:\WINDOWS\system32\ssh
 

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Answer 1

The Get-Command ssh should return C:\WINDOWS\System32\OpenSSH\ssh.exe:

PS C:\Users\my> Get-Command ssh
CommandType Name Version Source
----------- ---- ------- ------
Application ssh.exe 8.1.0.1 C:\WINDOWS\System32\OpenSSH\ssh.exe

Yours does not. I guess you have some conflicting file (or folder?) ssh in C:\WINDOWS\system32\ssh that shadows the C:\WINDOWS\System32\OpenSSH\ssh.exe. Check it. And delete it, if it is there by mistake.

Or run ssh.exe using its full name, instead of just ssh (as the shadowing file seems to be named only ssh).

• JW0914: Manually deleting system files from %WinDir% is pointless because they will be restored upon running sfc /scannow since sfc would detect that as corruption and restore the files/directories from the Component Store [%WinDir%\WinSxS].
• Steven: Martin, I deleted the file ssh from C:\WINDOWS\System32. I must have somehow fat fingered in the file by accident when I was playing with ssh. The correct ssh.exe executes now. Sorry for taking so long to reply, thanks for your suggestion.