Connecting to linux web server and performing command line operations with Java

[Jojomofoman]

Hey guys,

I'm forever coping files all over the place on my Linux (CentOS 5) webserver and I'm wondering whether it's possible to fire command lines commands at the webserver to save me the hassle of logging into Putty and performing them myself.

I've looked all over for any information regarding this but I can't seem to find any. I'm just wondering if you guys/girls have any information/useful links you could point me towards.

Cheers!

[doWhile]

If the code is running locally, make a call to Runtime.exec(), if not, you will probably need some sort of script that you can access remotely that performs the operation for you (imo not very safe)

[Jojomofoman]

If the code is running locally, make a call to Runtime.exec(), if not, you will probably need some sort of script that you can access remotely that performs the operation for you (imo not very safe)

Yeah - It's a remote web server, so exec() commands wouldn't work.

Like you said, accessing a remote script to perform the commands wouldn't be very safe which is why I'm wondering if it's possible to do from within Java.

[Jojomofoman]

I've been searching around since making this post and I think i've finally found a solution, located at: Ganymed SSH-2 for Java

Just installed the library and it all seems very straight forward!