Thread: SSH session with server

Hi all!

I am a beginner at Java, just signed in the forum.
I am currently trying to setup an ssh session with a server. I found that I can use JSch package for this reason. So I have imorted relevant .jar file and set CLASSPATH variable accordingly in my Tomcat folders.
I am trying to javac a code that I found in the internet in order to check if it's running, just for testing reasons but I think I am missing something. The error I receive is the following:

sshver2.java:1: error: class, interface, or enum expected
SshClient.java.*;

Is there a mistake on the way I have imported the libraries or should I include something additional in my folders?
What steps should I do in order to run this code?

I am attaching the code I am trying to run on my tomcat server (copyright by James Carr)

 
SshClient.java.*;
 
package com.rozi.*;
 
import java.io.BufferedReader;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.InputStreamReader;
import java.io.OutputStream;
import java.util.regex.Pattern;
 
import com.jcraft.jsch.Channel;
import com.jcraft.jsch.JSch;
import com.jcraft.jsch.JSchException;
import com.jcraft.jsch.Session;
import com.jcraft.jsch.UserInfo;
import java.io.*;
import com.jcraft.jsch.*;
 
public class SshClient {
private JSch shell;
private Session session;
private Channel channel;
private static OutputStream out;
private static InputStream in;
 
public void connect(String username, String password, String host, int port)
throws JSchException, IOException, InterruptedException {
shell = new JSch();
session = shell.getSession(username, host, port);
session.setPassword(password);
session.setConfig("StrictHostKeyChecking", "no");
session.connect();
 
channel=session.openChannel("shell");
channel.setInputStream(null);
channel.setOutputStream(null);
 
in=channel.getInputStream();
out =channel.getOutputStream();
((ChannelShell)channel).setPtyType("vt102");
channel.connect();
}
 
public String send(String command) throws IOException, InterruptedException {
byte[] tmp=new byte[1024];
 
out.write((command+";echo \"z4a3ce4f3317Z\"").getBytes());
out.write(("\n").getBytes());
out.flush();
 
String result = "";
while(true){
while(in.available()>0){
int i=in.read(tmp, 0, 1024);
if(i<0)
break;
 
result = result + (new String(tmp, 0, i));
}
if(result.indexOf("z4a3ce4f3317Z") != -1){
break;
}
try{Thread.sleep(100);}catch(Exception ee){}
}
return result;
}
 
public boolean isConnected() {
return (channel != null && channel.isConnected());
}
 
public void disconnect() {
if (isConnected()) {
channel.disconnect();
session.disconnect();
}
}
}

Pleeeeeeease for your help!!! I am stuck! I have the impression that I am doing something very very wrong!!!!!

Hi Norm!

Thanks for your reply! I do not know exactly the purpose of the line.
As I noticed the code is not mine and I am trying to see this example in order to understand how JSch library is working.
I took the code from the following site.

SSH Over Java | James Carr

It was supposed to work, so I hoped that I could understand the code, but I believe that I probably do not run it properly. I made it comment but now I take the following message:

19:error:class SshClient is public, should be declared in a file named SshClient.java public class SshClient{

Do you have any ideas?????

Hi Norm,

Thanks a lot for your reply! I haven't looked at this code yet since I am lost in my own code!!! I am trying to create my own class for the session. So I will deal with this later on... Anyway thank you very very much. I will keep you updated!

Hi Norm!

Ooups!!! This is the definition of a very silly mistake...

SshClient.java is the name of the program!!!!!!! And I simply copied this in the code!!! Really silly!!! But ok, I am still a newbi!!!!
Trying to make the code run I added .* and then I left this like that:
SshClient.java.*;

Afterwards, I hadn't organized the com.rozi folder properly!!!!! Ok!!!! I hope I will ask something more serious next time!!

Thanks again for your feedback!!!!

BB

Hi Norm and All,

The final code that I run is the following one.

package gr.kestrel.sshstuff;

import java.io.BufferedReader;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.InputStreamReader;
import java.io.OutputStream;
import java.util.regex.Pattern;

import com.jcraft.jsch.Channel;
import com.jcraft.jsch.JSch;
import com.jcraft.jsch.JSchException;
import com.jcraft.jsch.Session;
import com.jcraft.jsch.UserInfo;
import java.io.*;
import com.jcraft.jsch.*;

public class SshClient {
private JSch shell;
private Session session;
private Channel channel;
private static OutputStream out;
private static InputStream in;

public void connect(String username, String password, String host, int port)
throws JSchException, IOException, InterruptedException {
shell = new JSch();
session = shell.getSession(username, host, port);
session.setPassword(password);
session.setConfig("StrictHostKeyChecking", "no");
session.connect();

channel=session.openChannel("shell");
channel.setInputStream(null);
channel.setOutputStream(null);

in=channel.getInputStream();
out =channel.getOutputStream();
((ChannelShell)channel).setPtyType("vt102");
channel.connect();
}

public String send(String command) throws IOException, InterruptedException {
byte[] tmp=new byte[1024];

out.write((command+";echo \"z4a3ce4f3317Z\"").getBytes());
out.write(("\n").getBytes());
out.flush();

String result = "";
while(true){
while(in.available()>0){
int i=in.read(tmp, 0, 1024);
if(i<0)
break;

result = result + (new String(tmp, 0, i));
}
if(result.indexOf("z4a3ce4f3317Z") != -1){
break;
}
try{Thread.sleep(100);}catch(Exception ee){}
}
return result;
}

public boolean isConnected() {
return (channel != null && channel.isConnected());
}

public void disconnect() {
if (isConnected()) {
channel.disconnect();
session.disconnect();
}
}
}

I tried to test it with the following Test.java script.

import gr.kestrel.sshstuff.*;

public class Test {
public static void main(String[] args) {
try{
SshClient client = new SshClient();
client.connect("lab", "lab123", "192.168.200.220", 22);
System.out.println("\nConnection Established\n");
client.send("show interfaces terse");
System.out.println("\nCommands are being given to the system...Please wait...\n");
System.out.println(client.send("show interfaces terse"));
client.disconnect();
}catch(Exception e){
System.out.println(e);
}
}
}

My aim is to establish a connection with a firewall and then fire some print commands in the firewall and then take the printout. From the firewall commands, I can understand that a session is attempted to be established. However this action fails. The connection is never shown to be established, according to the firewall logs. The Test.java that I run gives the following printout...


Connection Established

Commands are being given to the system...Please wait...

show interfaces terse;echo "z4a3ce4f3317Z"



I think that something is wrong with the class SshClient... Any ideas?

--- Update ---

Hi Norm and All again,

I am attaching in the correct format once again.

The final code that I run is the following one.

 
package gr.kestrel.sshstuff;
 
import java.io.BufferedReader;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.io.InputStreamReader;
 import java.io.OutputStream;
 import java.util.regex.Pattern;
 
import com.jcraft.jsch.Channel;
 import com.jcraft.jsch.JSch;
 import com.jcraft.jsch.JSchException;
 import com.jcraft.jsch.Session;
 import com.jcraft.jsch.UserInfo;
 import java.io.*;
 import com.jcraft.jsch.*;
 
public class SshClient {
 private JSch shell;
 private Session session;
 private Channel channel;
 private static OutputStream out;
 private static InputStream in;
 
 public void connect(String username, String password, String host, int port)
 throws JSchException, IOException, InterruptedException {
 shell = new JSch();
 session = shell.getSession(username, host, port);
 session.setPassword(password);
 session.setConfig("StrictHostKeyChecking", "no");
 session.connect();
 
 channel=session.openChannel("shell");
 channel.setInputStream(null);
 channel.setOutputStream(null);
 
 in=channel.getInputStream();
 out =channel.getOutputStream();
 ((ChannelShell)channel).setPtyType("vt102");
 channel.connect();
 }
 
 public String send(String command) throws IOException, InterruptedException {
 byte[] tmp=new byte[1024];
 
 out.write((command+";echo \"z4a3ce4f3317Z\"").getBytes());
 out.write(("\n").getBytes());
 out.flush();
 
 String result = "";
 while(true){
 while(in.available()>0){
 int i=in.read(tmp, 0, 1024);
 if(i<0)
 break;
 
 result = result + (new String(tmp, 0, i));
 }
 if(result.indexOf("z4a3ce4f3317Z") != -1){
 break;
 }
 try{Thread.sleep(100);}catch(Exception ee){}
 }
 return result;
 }
 
 public boolean isConnected() {
 return (channel != null && channel.isConnected());
 }
 
 public void disconnect() {
 if (isConnected()) {
 channel.disconnect();
 session.disconnect();
 }
 }
 }

I tried to test it with the following Test.java script.

 
import gr.kestrel.sshstuff.*;
 
public class Test {
 public static void main(String[] args) {
 try{
 SshClient client = new SshClient();
 client.connect("lab", "lab123", "192.168.200.220", 22);
 System.out.println("\nConnection Established\n");
 client.send("show interfaces terse");
 System.out.println("\nCommands are being given to the system...Please wait...\n");
 System.out.println(client.send("show interfaces terse"));
 client.disconnect();
 }catch(Exception e){
 System.out.println(e);
 }
 }
 }

My aim is to establish a connection with a firewall and then fire some print commands in the firewall and then take the printout. From the firewall commands, I can understand that a session is attempted to be established. However this action fails. The connection is never shown to be established, according to the firewall logs. The Test.java that I run gives the following printout...


Connection Established

Commands are being given to the system...Please wait...

show interfaces terse;echo "z4a3ce4f3317Z"



I think that something is wrong with the class SshClient... Any ideas?

Originally Posted by Norm

Who wrote the code you are working with? Did they write any documentation about how to use it and what it should do?

Hi Norm,

The code is by James Carr. See link below

SSH Over Java | James Carr

There is some documentation and there are also other options, with different implementations. I will try them today.
However, I would really like to know why this doesn't work since in the documentation it says that it should work for another server.
Is it possible that the problem is created because I am trying to reach a firewall?

Hi Norm and All,

After having some tests, I removed ";" from the code of send method below and put a \n, since the box I was trying to communicate could not "understand" this character as carriage return.

out.write((command+";echo \"z4a3ce4f3317Z\"").getBytes());

So the correct line is the following:

out.write((command+"\necho \"z4a3ce4f3317Z\"").getBytes());




Everything is working properly now.