Connection to SSH Server

Hi,

I have succesfully connected to a switch using the SSHConnectScopeActivity. Inside the Run SSH Commands loop, I have a SSHRunCommandActivity with a variable as a result. Uder it, I have an IF statement which based on the previously result determine what to do. Inside the ELSE section, I have another SSHRunCommandActivity which returns the following error: Renci.SshNet.Common.SshConnectionException: Client not connected.

What I don't understand is why is the client not connected if the SSHRunCommandActivity is inside the loop of SSHConnectScopeActivity. Do you have any ideea?

Thanks in advance

EDIT: As for the update last day, I found out that every shell command using SSH RUN SHELL COMMAND activity, begins with "echo $" and for cisco switches this is a problem as i cannot activate the shell before the command. Any advice?

EDIT 2: Never mind, the problem was my regular expresion. After I changed from  "[a-zA-Z0-9_.-]*\#$" to "[a-zA-Z0-9_.-]*\#", everything worked. Thank you Sorin and keep up the good work! 

TIP for CISCO swithes: On "SSH Run Shell Command", turn Check Exit Code to False so the shell command will not error out when you run CLI IOS commands.

If you want to run ("true") shell commands, create inside the  SSH Connect Scope an SSH Run Shell Command with the Check Exit Code to False with the "term shell" command. Doing so you will be able to run shell commands in your cisco switch without problems using this activity.

Run command activity doesnt work when the command has white space in between

I am getting error

no suitable authentication method found to complete authentication. ssh.net

How do we disconnect the SSH session? Is there a way to reuse an existing connection using SSH variable?

I am trying to use this activity to connect to a switch.  I can login with the SSH Connect Scope.  I am now trying to figure out how to run the command "enable", and then type the password when prompted immediately after the enable command (in a switch you would type "enable" then enter the password and the "Password:" prompt).  When I use SSH Run Command, if I just have "enable", it will time out before running the next SSH Run command where I have the password as the command.  I cannot find a way to combine the "enable" and Password in the same SSH Run command, and so I'm stuck.  Any suggestions?  Thanks for any help.

Dear Sorin,

Thank you for your suggestion, I've already solved my problem. ^_______^

Dear Sorin,

May I ask you some question about "Connection to SSH Server". I have problem when I use "SSH Connect Scope".

When I set timeout = 00:10:00 or System.TimeSpan.FromMinutes(10), I get error message as below

"Value for a required activity argument 'Timeout' was not supplied."

 Please suggest me, what is the value I should set to TIMEOUT.

Thank you so much

Rapeepan

What is the value of Timeout(property) of SSH Connect Scope (Activity)?

I get Error Message after input value = 10 or 00:00:10:00

Hi Sorin,

UseCase : i have to connect to RDP then open putty on RDP .

1. I am able to launch putty on RDP and able to type username in the putty session , BUT i am not able to send password to putty session. How i can do this?

2. I am not able to read a command output send in putty session. For example , i want to read output of ls command and store it some text file and further execute another command and read output and store it another text file and so on. How i can do this?

The pbrun command lets you execute commands with the privileges of another user, typically the root user. The pbrun command uses PowerBroker, a centralized server application, for the authorization and auditing of commands run as the root user. We have given 3 min timeout but still not working.

While using actviites simple commnad like PWD is returning the result but when tried for using command phrun su **** getting timeout error. Any idea what is the reason.

Hi Sorin,

I get below error intermittently on unattended bot. i'm unsure what's causing this error?

SSH Connect Scope' with ID 18 threw or propagated an exception while being canceled.