Have you considered using Net::SSH2 instead ? It requires the libssh2 library - and is more in keeping with *my* notion of how perl ought to be interfaced with SSH2.

Of course, that view might not be shared by others. I note that both Net::SSH::Perl and Net::SSH2 are maintained by the same guy - it would be interesting to know which, of the two options, *he* recommends (re the SSH2 protocol). I don't think he's on perlmonks, though.

Cheers,
Rob