I currently have a simple script that i use to start an openvpn connection and it uses a credentials file passed via authuserpass. I have an expect script that uses sftp to download files from a remote windows host. Expect is not working with mutiple return lines in shell. Download instructions can be found in the expect homepage. The cause of the problem actually is because mysql ends quickly without showing a. I am concerned at the apparent lack of access to ssh although you dont comment, i think this might be an underlying problem. You can also execute the expect file and downloading the agent etc.
And more annoying, the configuration is displayed using via the command line interface in a local pager the spacebar must be pressed to display the. Expect script to change login passwords using ssh, with support for onetime. Exalogic virtual tea break snippets modifying memory. A common use of expects scripts is to automate ssh sessions between a local computer and a remote server. How to properly copy private keys from remote servers to my localmachine so i can. Hi, sorry about the confusing title but i hope i can describe it better here. The target device is only available remotely via ssh its not possible. They are secure and easier and will eliminate the perceived need for using expect which is difficult, somewhat insecure, and a bit fragile. I suspect the expect is not able to find outmatching the pattern you are sending.
And i also have to ask why you are specifically running bourne shell on. The open flag causes the next argument to be interpreted as a tcl file identifier i. Expect script connects with ssh but does not run commands. Im also attempting to clone a nonwp repo from github but im getting the following error. Change passwords with ssh and expect october 14, 2012 updated on june 26, 2018 js morisset a few years ago i was supporting a very diverse environment with solaris, aix, and linux servers. With keys you can then also take advantage of the sftp clients batch mode with the b option. Executed step2a and in less than a second, the telnet process closes by itself in the taskmanager window. The spawn id can then be used as if it were a spawned process. But if i run the command, expect d, and then enter in each line manually, itll give me debug info along the way. Expect script to open an ssh connection and execute comand.
From looking in the book again there is a sample script that gets the exit value by spawning a shell and then running the command you need the value from. Im trying to use an expect script that logs into numerous systems and checks for the kernel version. By joining our community you will have the ability to post topics, receive our newsletter, use the advanced search, subscribe to threads and access many other special features. What i want to be able to do is not have to enter the username, but have to enter the password every time. Grabbing devices configuration using expect devrandom. Spawning another ssh window from command line ssh answers. Expect script that utilizes ssh on multiple systems. I also have the exact same problem spawn id exp6 not open. To copy your key to a server, run this command from the client. When i put d in the script, it doesnt seem to show the debugger info. For example using xterm, you could do it something like. The script works except for when it gets to a system that it has the wrong password for. Need to write a script which will accept user input read. Running expect script to send commands in ssh anandtech.
Trying to ssh to switches and display runningconfig, but receiving an error. Installing expect as then you might reasonably think your own script has to call it as smcexpect too. How to automate ssh sessions using expect hostadvice. It appears expect is stealing the stdin data from my loop though. Solved expect steals my loop data im working on a script to automatically backup my switch configurations via scp keys are not an option here so i need to use expect. You can also specify a username if you dont want to use the current user. Expect script connects with ssh but does not run commands unix. To use the key pair for ssh authentication, youll need to copy the public key to a server. Delete file only if present using expect for sftp connection. Telnet is set as the connection option in imc and i. Imc 7 config deploy not working hi, i am having a problem with deploying config templates out to my 2920 series switches using imc.
The ssh is failing thats where you should be looking at. In my work ive not used expect many times, but to do some jobs ive learnt how to use it, and i must say that to complete some tasks this program can help a lot and be a valid alternative to more complex solutions, like a complete program in python, php or your favorite scripting program. Need to write a script which will accept user input read and then pass the values to another script in which there is an ssh call. Following up on what tb0ne wrote, youre using sftp so you can and should be using ssh keys for authentication instead of expect. How to create an else statement with the expect command. Find answers to delete file only if present using expect for sftp connection from the expert community at experts exchange. I have written an expect script that works perfect for testing passwords on our network until it has looped through my list quite a bit, then the debug output shows that there is nothing to match. Use the package manager to download and install expect along with any. The target device is only available remotely via ssh its not possible to use the standard backup procedure. On unix platforms tectia does not provide a terminal window as such, so this would be up to the terminal program that you are using.
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