# REPL errors when started from VSCode (connected to a server via remote SSH)

**URL:** https://discourse.julialang.org/t/repl-errors-when-started-from-vscode-connected-to-a-server-via-remote-ssh/104142
**Category:** General Usage
**Tags:** repl, vscode
**Created:** [September 22, 2023, 10:23am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/repl-errors-when-started-from-vscode-connected-to-a-server-via-remote-ssh/104142 "2023-09-22T10:23:54Z")
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### Author: ![CrisCool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/977dab/32.png) [@CrisCool](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/CrisCool)
#### Post date: [September 22, 2023, 10:23am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/repl-errors-when-started-from-vscode-connected-to-a-server-via-remote-ssh/104142/1 "2023-09-22T10:23:54Z")

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Hi there julians

I have VSCode on my laptop, which then connects to a server via Remote SSH extension. Julia is installed on the server. Untill yesterday, everything worked fined. However, since then I can’t start Julia REPL anymore. I always get this error:

```julia
ERROR: LoadError: IOError: connect: name too long (ENAMETOOLONG)
Stacktrace:
 [1] wait_connected(x::Base.PipeEndpoint)
   @ Sockets /opt/julia-1.8.5/share/julia/stdlib/v1.8/Sockets/src/Sockets.jl:529
 [2] connect
   @ /opt/julia-1.8.5/share/julia/stdlib/v1.8/Sockets/src/Sockets.jl:564 [inlined]
 [3] connect
   @ /opt/julia-1.8.5/share/julia/stdlib/v1.8/Sockets/src/PipeServer.jl:103 [inlined]
 [4] serve(args::String; is_dev::Bool, crashreporting_pipename::String)
   @ VSCodeServer ~/.vscode-server/extensions/julialang.language-julia-1.52.2/scripts/packages/VSCodeServer/src/VSCodeServer.jl:110
 [5] top-level scope
   @ ~/.vscode-server/extensions/julialang.language-julia-1.52.2/scripts/terminalserver/terminalserver.jl:39
in expression starting at /home/cmoraru/.vscode-server/extensions/julialang.language-julia-1.52.2/scripts/terminalserver/terminalserver.jl:14

```

I’ve tried a couple of things: reinstall julia, reinstall julia extension. But REPL does not work.

On the other hand side, I can start julia in two different ways:

- from the VSCode terminal I can use “julia” command and I get the julia prompt
- from a julia code file, when I press “Julia: Run File in New process”

What it does not work is “Julia: Execute file in REPL”

Any suggestions will be appreciated.  
thank you, C

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### Author: ![CrisCool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/977dab/32.png) [@CrisCool](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/CrisCool)
#### Post date: [September 22, 2023, 11:00am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/repl-errors-when-started-from-vscode-connected-to-a-server-via-remote-ssh/104142/2 "2023-09-22T11:00:54Z")

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My bad, that’s what happens when you work till late: I had messed up my “.bashrc file yesterday” (some paths in it) and till caused REPL to crash.  
So, I guess this post can be deleted (or it could serve to other poor soul who messed the paths in the .bashrc)