+int sd_bus_open_system_remote(const char *host, sd_bus **ret) {
+ _cleanup_free_ char *e = NULL;
+ char *p = NULL;
+ sd_bus *bus;
+ int r;
+
+ assert_return(host, -EINVAL);
+ assert_return(ret, -EINVAL);
+
+ e = bus_address_escape(host);
+ if (!e)
+ return -ENOMEM;
+
+ p = strjoin("unixexec:path=ssh,argv1=-xT,argv2=", e, ",argv3=systemd-stdio-bridge", NULL);
+ if (!p)
+ return -ENOMEM;
+
+ r = sd_bus_new(&bus);
+ if (r < 0) {
+ free(p);
+ return r;
+ }
+
+ bus->address = p;
+ bus->bus_client = true;
+
+ r = sd_bus_start(bus);
+ if (r < 0) {
+ bus_free(bus);
+ return r;
+ }
+
+ *ret = bus;
+ return 0;
+}
+