Error Installing Azure CLI SSH Extension: Pip Installation Fails with 'Could Not Find a Version' Error

[Edil-Camil]

Describe the bug

We are trying to login to a linux VM on Azure but the ssh is a requirement that is preventing us from doing so. SSH, however, is installed on the Windows Client machine.

Related command

az extension add --name ssh

Errors

The command requires the extension ssh. It will be installed first.
An error occurred. Pip failed with status code 1. Use --debug for more information.

Issue script & Debug output

cli.knack.cli: Command arguments: ['extension', 'add', '--name', 'ssh', '--debug']
cli.knack.cli: init debug log:
Enable color in terminal.
Enable VT mode.
cli.knack.cli: Event: Cli.PreExecute []
cli.knack.cli: Event: CommandParser.OnGlobalArgumentsCreate [<function CLILogging.on_global_arguments at 0x000002629E5EB2E0>, <function OutputProducer.on_global_arguments at 0x000002629E98C040>, <function CLIQuery.on_global_arguments at 0x000002629E9B1440>]
cli.knack.cli: Event: CommandInvoker.OnPreCommandTableCreate []
cli.azure.cli.core: Modules found from index for 'extension': ['azure.cli.command_modules.extension']
cli.azure.cli.core: Loading command modules:
cli.azure.cli.core: Name Load Time Groups Commands
cli.azure.cli.core: extension 0.005 1 7
cli.azure.cli.core: Total (1) 0.005 1 7
cli.azure.cli.core: Loaded 1 groups, 7 commands.
cli.azure.cli.core: Found a match in the command table.
cli.azure.cli.core: Raw command : extension add
cli.azure.cli.core: Command table: extension add
cli.knack.cli: Event: CommandInvoker.OnPreCommandTableTruncate [<function AzCliLogging.init_command_file_logging at 0x00000262A0F9DC60>]
cli.azure.cli.core.azlogging: metadata file logging enabled - writing logs to '.log'.
az_command_data_logger: command args: extension add --name {} --debug
cli.knack.cli: Event: CommandInvoker.OnPreArgumentLoad [<function register_global_subscription_argument..add_subscription_parameter at ]
cli.knack.cli: Event: CommandInvoker.OnPostArgumentLoad []
cli.knack.cli: Event: CommandInvoker.OnPostCommandTableCreate [<function register_ids_argument..add_ids_arguments at 0x00000262A1009760>, <function register_cache_arguments..add_cache_arguments at 0x00000262A10098A0>, <function register_upcoming_breaking_change_info..update_breaking_change_info at 0x00000262A1009940>]
cli.knack.cli: Event: CommandInvoker.OnCommandTableLoaded []
cli.knack.cli: Event: CommandInvoker.OnPreParseArgs []
cli.knack.cli: Event: CommandInvoker.OnPostParseArgs [<function OutputProducer.handle_output_argument at 0x000002629E98C0E0>, <function CLIQuery.handle_query_parameter at 0x000002629E9B14E0>, <function register_ids_argument..parse_ids_arguments at 0x00000262A1009800>]
urllib3.connectionpool: Starting new HTTPS connection (1): aka.ms:443
urllib3.connectionpool: https://aka.ms:443 "GET /azure-cli-extension-index-v1 HTTP/1.1" 301 0
urllib3.connectionpool: Starting new HTTPS connection (1): azcliextensionsync.blob.core.windows.net:443
urllib3.connectionpool: https://azcliextensionsync.blob.core.windows.net:443 "GET /index1/index.json HTTP/1.1" 200 4797919
cli.azure.cli.core.extension._resolve: Candidates ['ssh-0.1.0-py3-none-any.whl', 'ssh-0.1.4-py3-none-any.whl', 'ssh-0.1.5-py3-none-any.whl', 'ssh-0.1.6-py3-none-any.whl', 'ssh-0.1.7-py3-none-any.whl', 'ssh-0.1.8-py3-none-any.whl', 'ssh-1.0.0-py3-none-any.whl', 'ssh-1.0.1-py3-none-any.whl', 'ssh-1.1.0-py3-none-any.whl', 'ssh-1.1.1-py3-none-any.whl', 'ssh-1.1.2-py3-none-any.whl', 'ssh-1.1.3-py3-none-any.whl', 'ssh-1.1.4-py3-none-any.whl', 'ssh-1.1.5-py3-none-any.whl', 'ssh-1.1.6-py3-none-any.whl', 'ssh-2.0.0-py3-none-any.whl', 'ssh-2.0.1-py3-none-any.whl', 'ssh-2.0.2-py3-none-any.whl', 'ssh-2.0.3-py3-none-any.whl', 'ssh-2.0.4-py3-none-any.whl', 'ssh-2.0.5-py3-none-any.whl', 'ssh-2.0.6-py3-none-any.whl']
cli.azure.cli.core.extension._resolve: Candidates ['ssh-0.1.0-py3-none-any.whl', 'ssh-0.1.4-py3-none-any.whl', 'ssh-0.1.5-py3-none-any.whl', 'ssh-0.1.6-py3-none-any.whl', 'ssh-0.1.7-py3-none-any.whl', 'ssh-0.1.8-py3-none-any.whl', 'ssh-1.0.0-py3-none-any.whl', 'ssh-1.0.1-py3-none-any.whl', 'ssh-1.1.0-py3-none-any.whl', 'ssh-1.1.1-py3-none-any.whl', 'ssh-1.1.2-py3-none-any.whl', 'ssh-1.1.3-py3-none-any.whl', 'ssh-1.1.4-py3-none-any.whl', 'ssh-1.1.5-py3-none-any.whl', 'ssh-1.1.6-py3-none-any.whl', 'ssh-2.0.0-py3-none-any.whl', 'ssh-2.0.1-py3-none-any.whl', 'ssh-2.0.2-py3-none-any.whl', 'ssh-2.0.3-py3-none-any.whl', 'ssh-2.0.4-py3-none-any.whl', 'ssh-2.0.5-py3-none-any.whl', 'ssh-2.0.6-py3-none-any.whl']
cli.azure.cli.core.extension._resolve: Candidates ['ssh-1.0.1-py3-none-any.whl', 'ssh-1.1.0-py3-none-any.whl', 'ssh-1.1.1-py3-none-any.whl', 'ssh-1.1.2-py3-none-any.whl', 'ssh-1.1.3-py3-none-any.whl', 'ssh-1.1.4-py3-none-any.whl', 'ssh-1.1.5-py3-none-any.whl', 'ssh-1.1.6-py3-none-any.whl', 'ssh-2.0.0-py3-none-any.whl', 'ssh-2.0.1-py3-none-any.whl', 'ssh-2.0.2-py3-none-any.whl', 'ssh-2.0.3-py3-none-any.whl', 'ssh-2.0.4-py3-none-any.whl', 'ssh-2.0.5-py3-none-any.whl', 'ssh-2.0.6-py3-none-any.whl']
cli.azure.cli.core.extension._resolve: Candidates ['ssh-1.0.1-py3-none-any.whl', 'ssh-1.1.0-py3-none-any.whl', 'ssh-1.1.1-py3-none-any.whl', 'ssh-1.1.2-py3-none-any.whl', 'ssh-1.1.3-py3-none-any.whl', 'ssh-1.1.4-py3-none-any.whl', 'ssh-1.1.5-py3-none-any.whl', 'ssh-1.1.6-py3-none-any.whl', 'ssh-2.0.0-py3-none-any.whl', 'ssh-2.0.1-py3-none-any.whl', 'ssh-2.0.2-py3-none-any.whl', 'ssh-2.0.3-py3-none-any.whl', 'ssh-2.0.4-py3-none-any.whl', 'ssh-2.0.5-py3-none-any.whl', 'ssh-2.0.6-py3-none-any.whl']
cli.azure.cli.core.extension._resolve: Candidates ['ssh-1.0.1-py3-none-any.whl', 'ssh-1.1.0-py3-none-any.whl', 'ssh-1.1.1-py3-none-any.whl', 'ssh-1.1.2-py3-none-any.whl', 'ssh-1.1.3-py3-none-any.whl', 'ssh-1.1.4-py3-none-any.whl', 'ssh-1.1.5-py3-none-any.whl', 'ssh-1.1.6-py3-none-any.whl', 'ssh-2.0.0-py3-none-any.whl', 'ssh-2.0.1-py3-none-any.whl', 'ssh-2.0.2-py3-none-any.whl', 'ssh-2.0.3-py3-none-any.whl', 'ssh-2.0.4-py3-none-any.whl', 'ssh-2.0.5-py3-none-any.whl', 'ssh-2.0.6-py3-none-any.whl']
cli.azure.cli.core.extension._resolve: Chosen {'downloadUrl': 'https://azcliprod.blob.core.windows.net/cli-extensions/ssh-2.0.6-py3-none-any.whl', 'filename': 'ssh-2.0.6-py3-none-any.whl', 'metadata': {'azext.isPreview': False, 'azext.minCliCoreVersion': '2.45.0', 'classifiers': ['Development Status :: 4 - Beta', 'Intended Audience :: Developers', 'Intended Audience :: System Administrators', 'Programming Language :: Python', 'Programming Language :: Python :: 3', 'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.6', 'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.7', 'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8', 'License :: OSI Approved :: MIT License'], 'extensions': {'python.details': {'contacts': [{'email': '[email protected]', 'name': 'Microsoft Corporation', 'role': 'author'}], 'document_names': {'description': 'DESCRIPTION.rst'}, 'project_urls': {'Home': 'https://github.com/Azure/azure-cli-extensions/tree/main/src/ssh'}}}, 'extras': [], 'generator': 'bdist_wheel (0.30.0)', 'license': 'MIT', 'metadata_version': '2.0', 'name': 'ssh', 'run_requires': [{'requires': ['oras (==0.1.30)', 'oras==0.1.30', 'oschmod (==0.3.12)', 'oschmod==0.3.12']}], 'summary':}
cli.azure.cli.core.extension.operations: Extension source is url? True
cli.azure.cli.core.extension.operations: Downloading https://azcliprod.blob.core.windows.net/cli-extensions/ssh-2.0.6-py3-none-any.whl to "GET /cli-extensions/ssh-2.0.6-py3-none-any.whl HTTP/1.1" 200 93412
cli.azure.cli.core.extension.operations: Downloaded to
cli.azure.cli.core.extension.operations: Validating the extension
cli.azure.cli.core.extension.operations: Checksum of is OK
cli.azure.cli.core.extension.operations: Validation successful on
cli.azure.cli.core.extension.operations: Executing pip with args: ['install', '--target', '.azure\cliextensions\ssh', '']
cli.azure.cli.core.extension.operations: Running: ['C:\Program Files\Microsoft SDKs\Azure\CLI2\python.exe', '-m', 'pip', 'install', '--target', '']
cli.azure.cli.core.extension.operations: Traceback (most recent call last):
File "", line 198, in _run_module_as_main
File "", line 88, in run_code
File "C:\Program Files\Microsoft SDKs\Azure\CLI2\Lib\site-packages\pip_main.py", line 24, in
sys.exit(_main())
^^^^^^^
File "C:\Program Files\Microsoft SDKs\Azure\CLI2\Lib\site-packages\pip_internal\cli\main.py", line 65, in main
cmd_name, cmd_args = parse_command(args)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "C:\Program Files\Microsoft SDKs\Azure\CLI2\Lib\site-packages\pip_internal\cli\main_parser.py", line 79, in parse_command
general_options, args_else = parser.parse_args(args)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "optparse.py", line 1371, in parse_args
values = self.get_default_values()
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "C:\Program Files\Microsoft SDKs\Azure\CLI2\Lib\site-packages\pip_internal\cli\parser.py", line 279, in get_default_values
self.config.load()
File "C:\Program Files\Microsoft SDKs\Azure\CLI2\Lib\site-packages\pip_internal\configuration.py", line 124, in load
self._load_config_files()
File "C:\Program Files\Microsoft SDKs\Azure\CLI2\Lib\site-packages\pip_internal\configuration.py", line 246, in _load_config_files
config_files = dict(self.iter_config_files())
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "C:\Program Files\Microsoft SDKs\Azure\CLI2\Lib\site-packages\pip_internal\configuration.py", line 339, in iter_config_files
config_files = get_configuration_files()
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "C:\Program Files\Microsoft SDKs\Azure\CLI2\Lib\site-packages\pip_internal\configuration.py", line 70, in get_configuration_files
os.path.join(path, CONFIG_BASENAME) for path in appdirs.site_config_dirs("pip")
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "C:\Program Files\Microsoft SDKs\Azure\CLI2\Lib\site-packages\pip_internal\utils\appdirs.py", line 47, in site_config_dirs
dirval = appdirs.site_config_dir(appname, appauthor=False, multipath=True)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "C:\Program Files\Microsoft SDKs\Azure\CLI2\Lib\site-packages\pip_vendor\platformdirs_init.py", line 142, in site_config_dir
).site_config_dir
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "C:\Program Files\Microsoft SDKs\Azure\CLI2\Lib\site-packages\pip_vendor\platformdirs\windows.py", line 67, in site_config_dir
return self.site_data_dir
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "C:\Program Files\Microsoft SDKs\Azure\CLI2\Lib\site-packages\pip_vendor\platformdirs\windows.py", line 56, in site_data_dir
path = os.path.normpath(get_win_folder("CSIDL_COMMON_APPDATA"))
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "C:\Program Files\Microsoft SDKs\Azure\CLI2\Lib\site-packages\pip_vendor\platformdirs\windows.py", line 209, in get_win_folder_from_registry
directory, _ = winreg.QueryValueEx(key, shell_folder_name)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
FileNotFoundError: [WinError 2] The system cannot find the file specified

cli.azure.cli.core.extension.operations: Command '['C:\Program Files\Microsoft SDKs\Azure\CLI2\python.exe', '-m', 'pip', 'install', '--target', '\.azure\cliextensions\ssh', '\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpa6h01vyr\ssh-2.0.6-py3-none-any.whl', '-vv', '--disable-pip-version-check', '--no-cache-dir']' returned non-zero exit status 1.
cli.azure.cli.core.extension.operations: Pip failed so deleting anything we might have installed at ~.azure\cliextensions\ssh
cli.azure.cli.core.azclierror: Traceback (most recent call last):
File "D:\a_work\1\s\build_scripts\windows\artifacts\cli\Lib\site-packages\knack/cli.py", line 233, in invoke
File "D:\a_work\1\s\build_scripts\windows\artifacts\cli\Lib\site-packages\azure/cli/core/commands/init.py", line 666, in execute
File "D:\a_work\1\s\build_scripts\windows\artifacts\cli\Lib\site-packages\azure/cli/core/commands/init.py", line 733, in _run_jobs_serially
File "D:\a_work\1\s\build_scripts\windows\artifacts\cli\Lib\site-packages\azure/cli/core/commands/init.py", line 703, in _run_job
File "D:\a_work\1\s\build_scripts\windows\artifacts\cli\Lib\site-packages\azure/cli/core/commands/init.py", line 336, in call
File "D:\a_work\1\s\build_scripts\windows\artifacts\cli\Lib\site-packages\azure/cli/core/commands/command_operation.py", line 121, in handler
File "D:\a_work\1\s\build_scripts\windows\artifacts\cli\Lib\site-packages\azure/cli/command_modules/extension/custom.py", line 16, in add_extension_cmd
File "D:\a_work\1\s\build_scripts\windows\artifacts\cli\Lib\site-packages\azure/cli/core/extension/operations.py", line 343, in add_extension
File "D:\a_work\1\s\build_scripts\windows\artifacts\cli\Lib\site-packages\azure/cli/core/extension/operations.py", line 172, in _add_whl_ext
knack.util.CLIError: An error occurred. Pip failed with status code 1. Use --debug for more information.

cli.azure.cli.core.azclierror: An error occurred. Pip failed with status code 1. Use --debug for more information.
az_command_data_logger: An error occurred. Pip failed with status code 1. Use --debug for more information.
cli.knack.cli: Event: Cli.PostExecute [<function AzCliLogging.deinit_cmd_metadata_logging at 0x00000262A0F9DEE0>]
az_command_data_logger: exit code: 1
cli.main: Command ran in 7.653 seconds (init: 0.751, invoke: 6.902)
telemetry.main: Begin splitting cli events and extra events, total events: 1
telemetry.client: Accumulated 0 events. Flush the clients.
telemetry.main: Finish splitting cli events and extra events, cli events: 1
telemetry.save: Save telemetry record of length 3851 in cache file under ~.azure\telemetry\20241230223816420
telemetry.main: Begin creating telemetry upload process.
telemetry.process: Creating upload process: "C:\Program Files\Microsoft SDKs\Azure\CLI2\python.exe C:\Program Files\Microsoft SDKs\Azure\CLI2\Lib\site-packages\azure\cli\telemetry_init_.pyc ~.azure ~.azure\telemetry\20241230223816420"
telemetry.process: Return from creating process 12624
telemetry.main: Finish creating telemetry upload process.

Expected behavior

The ability to Sign in to a Linux virtual machine in Azure by using Microsoft Entra ID and OpenSSH

Environment Summary

azure-cli 2.67.0

core 2.67.0
telemetry 1.1.0

Dependencies:
msal 1.31.0
azure-mgmt-resource 23.1.1

Python location 'C:\Program Files\Microsoft SDKs\Azure\CLI2\python.exe'
Extensions directory '~.azure\cliextensions'

Python (Windows) 3.12.7 (tags/v3.12.7:0b05ead, Oct 1 2024, 03:06:41) [MSC v.1941 64 bit (AMD64)]

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Additional context

No response

[yonzhan]

Thank you for opening this issue, we will look into it.

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[Edil-Camil]

The issue was a conflict with Anaconda Navigator. Once uninstalled, we were able to install az ssh. So the issue is now resolved.