Running the SSHCLIENTSUPPORT Library

SSHCLIENT software is comprised of three program files and a default configuration file.

The SSHCLIENT program files are:

  • *SYSTEM/SSHCLIENT/SUPPORT

    The SSHCLIENTSUPPORT library.

  • *SYSTEM/SSHCLIENT/ADMIN

    A utility that enables or disables the SSHCLIENT software.

  • *SYSTEM/SSHCLIENT

    A utility that allows a user to enter SSH commands using a WFL job.

The SSHCLIENT default configuration file is *SYSTEM/SSHCLIENT/DEFAULTCONFIG. No manual configuration of this file is required.

All SSHCLIENT files are stored unusercoded.

In addition to the SSHCLIENT program files and default configuration file, SSHCLIENT request files—files that contain status information and historical information about SSH commands— are created by the SSHCLIENT. For example,

*SYSTEM/SSHCLIENT/REQUEST
*SYSTEM/SSHCLIENT/REQUEST/KEY01
*SYSTEM/SSHCLIENT/REQUEST/KEY02
*SYSTEM/SSHCLIENT/REQUEST/KEY03
*SYSTEM/SSHCLIENT/REQUEST/KEY04
*SYSTEM/SSHCLIENT/REQUEST/KEY05
*SYSTEM/SSHCLIENT/REQUEST/KEY06
*SYSTEM/SSHCLIENT/REQUEST/AUDIT1

Before entering SSH commands, ensure that the SSHCLIENTSUPPORT library is SL-ed and running. An administrator can use the following command to initiate the SSHCLIENTSUPPORT library.

RUN *SYSTEM/SSHCLIENT/ADMIN ("ENABLE")

The administrator must be a privileged user. The primary family must target the family on which the SSHCLIENTSUPPORT library resides.

Example

SL SSHCLIENTSUPPORT = *SYSTEM/SSHCLIENT/SUPPORT ON DISK

Administrator’s FAMILY statement:

FAMILY DISK = DISK ONLY

For more information on equating FAMILY statements, see WFL Made Simple.