<# .SYNOPSIS Enter another host via SSH .DESCRIPTION This PowerShell script logs into a remote host via secure shell (SSH). .PARAMETER remoteHost Specifies the remote hostname or IP address .EXAMPLE PS> ./enter-host.ps1 tux Entering 💻tux as user 'markus' using OpenSSH_for_Windows_9.5p1, LibreSSL 3.8.2 ... .LINK https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell .NOTES Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0 #> param([string]$remoteHost = "") try { if ($remoteHost -eq "") { $remoteHost = Read-Host "Enter the remote hostname" } if ($IsLinux) { $username = $(whoami) } else { $username = $env:USERNAME } $username = $username.toLower() Write-Host "Entering 💻$remoteHost as user '$username' using " -noNewline & ssh -V if ($lastExitCode -ne "0") { throw "'ssh -V' failed with exit code $lastExitCode" } & ssh "$($username)@$($remoteHost)" exit 0 # success } catch { "⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])" exit 1 }