Net::OpenSSH::OSTracer(3)
NAME
Net::OpenSSH::OSTracer - trace ssh master process at the OS level
SYNOPSIS
use Net::OpenSSH;
$Net::OpenSSH::debug |= 512;
Net::OpenSSH->new($host)->system("echo hello world");
system "less /tmp/net_openssh_master.*.strace";
DESCRIPTION
This is a Net::OpenSSH helper module that allows you to trace the
master "ssh" process at the operating system level using the proper
utility available in your system (e.g., "strace", "truss", "ktruss",
"tusc", etc.).
This feature can be used when debugging your programs or to report bugs
on the module.
It is enabled setting the flag 512 on the $Net::OpenSSH::debug
variable:
$Net::OpenSSH::debug |= 512;
By default the output files of the tracer are saved as
"/tmp/net_openssh_master.$pid.$tracer_type".
Also, the output send by the tracer to stdout/stderr is saved as
"/tmp/net_openssh_master.$pid.txt".
The module can be configured through the following global variables:
$Net::OpenSSH::OSTracer::type
By default, the module decides which tracer to use in base to the
operating system name. This variable allows one to select a
different tracer.
Currently accepted types are: "strace" (Linux), "ktrace" (*BSD),
"tusc" (HP-UX) and "truss" (Solaris and AIX).
$Net::OpenSSH::OSTracer::cmd
Command to execute for tracing the "ssh" process.
By default, it infers it from the tracer type selected.
$Net::OpenSSH::OSTracer::output
Basename for the destination file. The PID of the "ssh" process and
the tracer type will be appended.
$Net::OpenSSH::OSTracer::sudo
This variable can be used to request the tracer to be run with
"sudo" (some operating systems as for example Ubuntu, do not allow
one to attach tracers, even to your own processes, unless you do it
as root).
The variable has to be set with the path of the "sudo" binary. For
instance:
$Net::OpenSSH::OSTracer::sudo = '/usr/bin/sudo';
If you need to pass a password to "sudo", set the environment
variable "SUDO_ASKPASS". For instance:
SUDO_ASKPASS=/usr/bin/ssh-askpass
$Net::OpenSSH::OSTracer::delay
This variable can be used to delay the "ssh" execution so that the
tracer can attach the process first. This is specially handy when
using "sudo" with a password.
BUGS
This module has not been tested under all the operating systems is says
to support.
If you find any problem, just report it, please!
COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE
Copyright (C) 2012 by Salvador FandiA+-o (sfandino@yahoo.com)
This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
under the same terms as Perl itself, either Perl version 5.10.0 or, at
your option, any later version of Perl 5 you may have available.
perl v5.28.1 2018-02-08 Net::OpenSSH::OSTracer(3)
net-openssh 0.780.0 - Generated Fri May 10 10:59:36 CDT 2019