public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException {
    String hostname = "somehost";
    String username = "******";
    String password = "******";

    File knownHosts = new File("~/.ssh/known_hosts");

    try {
      /* Load known_hosts file into in-memory database */

      if (knownHosts.exists()) database.addHostkeys(knownHosts);

      /* Create a connection instance */

      Connection conn = new Connection(hostname);

      /* Now connect and use the SimpleVerifier */

      conn.connect(new SimpleVerifier(database));

      /* Authenticate */

      boolean isAuthenticated = conn.authenticateWithPassword(username, password);

      if (isAuthenticated == false) throw new IOException("Authentication failed.");

      /* Create a session */

      Session sess = conn.openSession();

      sess.execCommand("uname -a && date && uptime && who");

      InputStream stdout = new StreamGobbler(sess.getStdout());
      BufferedReader br = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(stdout));

      System.out.println("Here is some information about the remote host:");

      while (true) {
        String line = br.readLine();
        if (line == null) break;
        System.out.println(line);
      }

      /* Close this session */

      sess.close();

      /* Close the connection */

      conn.close();

    } catch (IOException e) {
      e.printStackTrace(System.err);
      System.exit(2);
    }
  }