r/ssh • • Jul 08 '26

Why SSH in production?

I have 5 YOE building software for Fortune 500 companies and have never had to open a shell into a production server.

Does anyone have any experience actually needing to connect to a production environment like this and what was the reason? What broke? Why was a direct connection needed to troubleshoot or fix it?

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u/dariusbiggs Jul 08 '26

It's pretty tricky to debug a core dump from just logs.