From: "wbsurfver@..." <wbsurfver@...>
Date: 2008-02-07T23:24:56+09:00
Subject: using net::ssh shell to sudo to another user and execute commands


The following program does not get past the part where sudo asks for a
password. Any ideas ?
This is run from windows onto a linux box, so I can't use a local ssh
command.

it outputs

connected
cd



Net::SSH.start(host, :port => 22, :username => usr, :password => pwd)
do |session|

 shell = session.shell.sync

 puts "connected"

 shell.cd '/somedir'

 puts "cd"

 shell.send_command 'sudo su otheruser', pwd

 puts 'sudo'

 shell.cp 'file_6.js tt6.js'

 puts "cp"

 shell.exit

 puts "exit"

 end