ssh to remote server is timing out during the BASH script execution

Question

I am executing a BASH shell script (downloadScript.sh) on a remote server in the below way. Since the script takes more time to execute, the remote shell is getting timed out in between.

ssh -i aws.pem username@remoteserver "./downloadScript.sh"

Please let me know how can make sure that the remote shell alive till the script execution.

Error message I am receiving:

packet_write_wait: Connection to <remoteserver> port 22: Broken pipe

Note: I don't want to modify any configuration on remote server.

How can I add ServerAliveInterval and ServerAliveCountMax to the ssh -i aws.pem username@remoteserver "./downloadScript.sh" command..!?

Possible duplicate of https://unix.stackexchange.com/q/2010/126755 — Vlastimil Burián, Mar 31 '18 at 05:32
But how can i add ServerAliveInterval and ServerAliveCountMax in the ssh -i aws.pem username@remoteserver "./downloadScript.sh" command..!? — Rohith, Mar 31 '18 at 07:43

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 03 '18 at 11:14

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As per your comment to Vlastimil, You can use -o parameter in your ssh command. Example could be

ssh -o ServerAliveInterval=60 -i aws.pem username@remoteserver "./downloadScript.sh"

answered Apr 03 '18 at 11:14

Nitesh B.

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