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I am looking for a simple way to execute the ssh command in my java program. Basically I gather user input and based on their choices on hosts I want to execute the ssh command and let the linux shell command take over. I have the feeling that a scripting language would be better suited but this is urgent and I have no experience in scripting. I have tried something like the following based on info I gathered on the site:

Runtime.getRuntime().exec("ssh myusername@ipaddress");

However it doesn't seem to work Thanks in advance

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What is the error? What do you see? The only thing I can tell is that there is no problem in calling ssh from Java using Runtime.getRuntime() –  Guillaume Polet Mar 13 '12 at 17:21

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Have you taken a look at Jsch? It seems to be what you need.

Scripting is super easy as well. Just take all the commands you would execute on a terminal and put them in the script. send in the arguments(usersnames/password,hosts,etc..) and you're good to go.

Either way, good luck.

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lots of Jsch examples here: jcraft.com/jsch/examples –  sw1nn Mar 13 '12 at 17:20
    
So I have implemented jsch into my code. However the interaction with the host server is done in the java program. What I want is to: one read an xml file that contains multiple hosts( name, ipaddress, password) prompt user for choices. Once I gather all this info all I want is execute the ssh command with the values and exit the program. This doesn't seem to be the case with jcraft –  Switch Apr 13 '12 at 16:56
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For a free component, look at Ganymed SSH.

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