{"record":{"id":"fadb8ae3aaf0784b","repo":"herdrdev/herdr","slug":"remote-herdr-server-stop-cancelled","errorCode":null,"errorMessage":"remote herdr server stop cancelled","messagePattern":"remote herdr server stop cancelled","errorType":"exception","errorClass":null,"httpStatus":null,"severity":"warning","filePath":"src/remote/attach.rs","lineNumber":1340,"sourceCode":"    let prompt = if reason == RemoteServerRestartReason::ProtocolMismatch {\n        \"stop the remote server and continue attaching? [Y/n] \"\n    } else {\n        \"restart the remote server now? [y/N] \"\n    };\n    eprint!(\"{prompt}\");\n    io::stderr().flush()?;\n\n    let mut answer = String::new();\n    io::stdin().read_line(&mut answer)?;\n    let answer = answer.trim().to_ascii_lowercase();\n    if answer == \"y\" || answer == \"yes\" {\n        return Ok(true);\n    }\n    if answer.is_empty() && reason == RemoteServerRestartReason::ProtocolMismatch {\n        return Ok(true);\n    }\n    if reason == RemoteServerRestartReason::ProtocolMismatch {\n        return Err(io::Error::new(\n            io::ErrorKind::Interrupted,\n            \"remote herdr server stop cancelled\",\n        ));\n    }\n\n    Ok(false)\n}\n\nfn live_handoff_remote_server(ssh: &RemoteSsh, remote_herdr: &RemoteHerdr) -> io::Result<()> {\n    let command = format!(\n        \"{} server live-handoff --import-exe {} --expected-protocol {} --expected-version {}\",\n        remote_herdr.shell_path,\n        remote_herdr.shell_path,\n        CURRENT_PROTOCOL,\n        current_version()\n    );\n    let output = ssh.sh_output(&command)?;\n    if !output.status.success() {","sourceCodeStart":1322,"sourceCodeEnd":1358,"githubUrl":"https://github.com/herdrdev/herdr/blob/f457cff4f2648eee85d176f8a41861241d4e8428/src/remote/attach.rs#L1322-L1358","documentation":"During a remote server restart driven by a protocol mismatch, herdr asks to stop the old remote server. When the reason is ProtocolMismatch and the user declines (non-empty answer that is not accepted), this Interrupted error aborts the stop/restart flow rather than proceeding against the user's wishes.","triggerScenarios":"Local and remote herdr report different protocol versions; the user is prompted to stop the old remote server and explicitly answers no (a non-empty refusal). Empty answers default to accepting the stop.","commonSituations":"Version skew between local herdr and a long-running remote server installed earlier; user declines the stop out of caution and the attach cannot continue.","solutions":["Answer with the empty default or 'y' at the prompt to allow the stop","Update the remote herdr server so protocol versions match and no restart is needed","Stop the stale remote server manually (herdr server stop on the remote) and re-attach"],"exampleFix":null,"handlingStrategy":"try-catch","validationCode":null,"typeGuard":null,"tryCatchPattern":"match attach() {\n    Err(e) if e.kind() == std::io::ErrorKind::Interrupted => {\n        eprintln!(\"restart declined; keeping old remote server\");\n        Ok(())\n    }\n    r => r,\n}","preventionTips":["Keep local and remote herdr versions in sync to avoid protocol-mismatch prompts","Accept the empty default (just Enter) when the stop is intended"],"tags":["user-prompt","protocol-mismatch","remote-server","rust"],"backgroundTag":"user-confirmation-declined","analyzedSha":"f457cff4f2648eee85d176f8a41861241d4e8428","analyzedAt":"2026-08-28T15:41:09.197Z","schemaVersion":2},"datasetVersion":"2026-08-28T16:17:29.566Z"}