Warning: remote port forwarding failed for listen port 52698

Question

I\'m using SSH to access my university\'s afs system. I like to use rmate (remote TextMate), which requires SSH tunneling, so I included this alias in my .bashrc. <

Answer 1

I had another SSH connection open. I just needed to close that connection before I opened my SSH tunnel.

Further Explanation: Once one ssh connection has been established, subsequent connections will produce a message:

Warning: remote port forwarding failed for listen port 52698

This message is harmless, as the forward can only be set up once and one forward will work for all ssh connections to the same machine. The original ssh session that opened the forward will stay open when you exit the shell until all remote editing sessions are finished.