Open an SSH Session Channel

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Demonstrates the Chilkat Ssh.OpenSessionChannel method, which opens a new SSH session channel. It takes no arguments and returns the channel number, or -1 on failure. The transport must already be connected and authenticated.

Background: SSH multiplexes independent channels over one authenticated connection, and a session channel is the one used to run a command, start a shell, or invoke a subsystem. Opening the channel is only the container — nothing runs until you follow it with an exec, shell, or subsystem request. Always test for a negative return rather than assuming success.

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    success := false

    //  Demonstrates the Ssh.OpenSessionChannel method, which opens a new SSH session channel.  It
    //  takes no arguments and returns the channel number, or -1 on failure.  The transport must
    //  already be connected and authenticated.

    ssh := chilkat.NewSsh()

    sshPort := 22
    success = ssh.Connect("ssh.example.com",sshPort)
    if success == false {
        fmt.Println(ssh.LastErrorText())
        ssh.DisposeSsh()
        return
    }

    //  Normally you would not hard-code the password in source.  You should instead obtain it
    //  from an interactive prompt, environment variable, or a secrets vault.
    password := "mySshPassword"

    success = ssh.AuthenticatePw("mySshLogin",password)
    if success == false {
        fmt.Println(ssh.LastErrorText())
        ssh.DisposeSsh()
        return
    }

    //  Open a session channel.  A negative return value indicates failure.
    channelNum := ssh.OpenSessionChannel()
    if channelNum < 0 {
        fmt.Println(ssh.LastErrorText())
        ssh.DisposeSsh()
        return
    }

    fmt.Println("Opened session channel: ", channelNum)

    //  Opening the channel does not start a shell or command -- send an exec, shell, or subsystem
    //  request next.

    ssh.Disconnect()

    ssh.DisposeSsh()