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libssh2_session_method_pref.3 and libssh2_session_methods.3
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43 lines
1.5 KiB
Groff
.\" $Id: libssh2_session_method_pref.3,v 1.1 2007/06/14 15:26:58 jehousley Exp $
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.TH libssh2_session_method_pref 3 "1 Jun 2007" "libssh2 0.15" "libssh2 manual"
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.SH NAME
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libssh2_session_method_pref - set preferred key exchange method
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.SH SYNOPSIS
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#include <libssh2.h>
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int
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libssh2_session_method_pref(LIBSSH2_SESSION *session, int method_type, const char *prefs);
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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\fIsession\fP - Session instance as returned by
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.BR libssh2_session_init(3)
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\fImethod_type\fP - One of the Method Type constants.
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\fIprefs\fP - Coma delimited list of preferred methods to use with
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the most preferred listed first and the least preferred listed last.
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If a method is listed which is not supported by libssh2 it will be
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ignored and not sent to the remote host during protocol negotiation.
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Set preferred methods to be negotiated. These
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preferrences must be set prior to calling
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.BR libssh2_session_startup(3)
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as they are used during the protocol initiation phase.
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.SH RETURN VALUE
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Return 0 on success or negative on failure. It returns
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LIBSSH2_ERROR_EAGAIN when it would otherwise block. While
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LIBSSH2_ERROR_EAGAIN is a negative number, it isn't really a failure per se.
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.SH ERRORS
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\fILIBSSH2_ERROR_INVAL\fP - The requested method type was invalid.
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\fILIBSSH2_ERROR_ALLOC\fP - An internal memory allocation call failed.
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\fILIBSSH2_ERROR_METHOD_NOT_SUPPORTED\fP - The requested method is not supported.
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.SH SEE ALSO
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.BR libssh2_session_init(3)
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.BR libssh2_session_startup(3)
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