diff --git a/src/cli-netconf.cpp b/src/cli-netconf.cpp
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+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2020 CESNET, https://photonics.cesnet.cz/
+ *
+ * Written by Václav Kubernát <kubernat@cesnet.cz>
+ *
+*/
+
+#include <boost/fusion/adapted.hpp>
+#include <boost/spirit/home/x3.hpp>
+#include <optional>
+#include <stdexcept>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include "cli-netconf.hpp"
+
+SshProcess sshProcess(const std::string& target, const std::string& port)
+{
+    namespace bp = boost::process;
+    bp::pipe in;
+    bp::pipe out;
+    auto sshPath = bp::search_path("ssh");
+    if (sshPath.empty()) {
+        throw std::runtime_error("ssh not found in PATH.");
+    }
+    if (target.front() == '@') {
+        throw std::runtime_error("Invalid username.");
+    }
+    bp::child ssh(sshPath,
+            target,
+            "-p",
+            port,
+            "-s",
+            "netconf",
+            bp::std_out > out, bp::std_in < in);
+
+    return {std::move(ssh), std::move(in), std::move(out)};
+}