libssh2_channel_process_startup (3) Linux Manual Page
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 isn’t 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 –