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libssh2_channel_process_startup(3)  libssh2 libssh2_channel_process_startup(3)

NAME

libssh2_channel_process_startup - request a shell on a channel

SYNOPSIS

#include <libssh2.h> int libssh2_channel_process_startup(LIBSSH2_CHANNEL *channel, const char *request, unsigned int request_len, const char *message, unsigned int message_len);

DESCRIPTION

channel - Active session channel instance. request - Type of process to startup. The SSH2 protocol currently defines shell, exec, and subsystem as standard process services. request_len - Length of request parameter. message - Request specific message data to include. message_len - Length of message parameter. Initiate a request on a session type channel such as returned by libssh2_channel_open_ex(3)

RETURN VALUE

Return 0 on success or negative on failure. It returns LIBSSH2_ERROR_EAGAIN when it would otherwise block. While LIBSSH2_ERROR_EAGAIN is a negative number, it is not really a failure per se.

ERRORS

LIBSSH2_ERROR_ALLOC - An internal memory allocation call failed. LIBSSH2_ERROR_SOCKET_SEND - Unable to send data on socket. LIBSSH2_ERROR_CHANNEL_REQUEST_DENIED -

SEE ALSO

libssh2_channel_open_ex(3) libssh2 0.15 1 Jun 2007 libssh2_channel_process_startup(3)

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