[SOLVED] What is the reason to get exit status value -1 in JSch

Issue

I am trying to run a command on a remote Linux box from Java using JSch (SSH) API. The value of exitStatus is -1 i.e.

int exitStatus = channelExec.getExitStatus()

What is the possible reason to get a negative value?

Solution

Note the documentation on getExitStatus().

The exit status will be -1 until the channel is closed.

Answered By - Damienknight

Answer Checked By - Robin (WPSolving Admin)