installing Net/SSH/Perl.pm

perl ssh perl-module net-ssh
prolink007 picture prolink007 · May 9, 2011 · Viewed 40.6k times · Source

I am fairly new to scripting with perl. I am trying to ssh into a server and perform some commands. I have to provide a username and password.

When trying to run the script that i have so far (code listed below). I get the following error.

I am assuming this means that i need to install/make Net/SSH/Perl.pm, however, when i follow the instructions and tutorials i have found online, none have worked.

Can someone please assist me. I have tried CPAN and ppm, CPAN says it cannot find net::ssh::perl or other variations of that string. And ppm will not even run, i do not see it in my perl directory. Any help is greatly appreciated!

// The code
#!/usr/bin/perl
use Net::SSH::Perl;

$uName = "username";
$pWord = "password";

$unitIp = $ARGV[0];

my $ssh = Net::SSH::Perl->new($unitIp, 35903);
$ssh->login($uName, $pWord);
my $out = $ssh->cmd("java -version");
print $out;

// the error that is returned
Can't locate Net/SSH/Perl.pm in @INC (@INC contains: /usr/lib/perl5/5.8.5/i386-linux-thread-multi /usr/lib/perl5/5.8.5 /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.5/i386-linux-thread-multi /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.4/i386-linux-thread-multi /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.3/i386-linux-thread-multi /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.2/i386-linux-thread-multi /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.1/i386-linux-thread-multi /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.0/i386-linux-thread-multi /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.5 /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.4 /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.3 /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.2 /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.1 /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.0 /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.5/i386-linux-thread-multi /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.4/i386-linux-thread-multi /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.3/i386-linux-thread-multi /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.2/i386-linux-thread-multi /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.1/i386-linux-thread-multi /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.0/i386-linux-thread-multi /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.5 /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.4 /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.3 /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.2 /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.1 /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.0 /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl .) at needsAName.pl line 31.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at needsAName.pl line 31.

Answer

jm666 picture jm666 · May 9, 2011

You can try this:

curl -L http://cpanmin.us | perl - --sudo App::cpanminus
cpanm Net::SSH::Perl

case sensitive.

Explanation: 1st line will install "cpanm" - what is IMHO the easiest way installing modules
2nd line will install the module Net::SSH::Perl

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