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Old 12-04-2012
Error For SFTP connection - How to give password in UNIX Script (ksh)

Hi,

I am not able to give the password in Unix script for SFTP connection.

When I am trying to manully SFTP command for accessing the server , it asking for pwd and I could provide the pwd but I am not getting how to provide the pwd inside the Unix script.

Code:
sftp -v user@xyz.com.

This command is working but how to pass password for connecting the server via Unix bash script.


Below is the script:

Code:
#!/usr/bin/ksh
INGXDIR=/dev
# FTP to Vital
echo "Connecting to Vital...."
 sftp -v bcb@fxyz.com << EOF_FTP
cd $INGXDIR
binary
mput NewWdir.zip
bye
EOF_FTP

Please let me know how to give Password for this SFTP connection in Script.

Please reply me asap. Its very urgent.

Thanks,
Vineeta

Last edited by Scott; 12-04-2012 at 11:02 AM.. Reason: Please use code tags
 

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libssh2_sftp_unlink_ex(3)					  libssh2 manual					 libssh2_sftp_unlink_ex(3)

NAME
libssh2_sftp_unlink_ex - unlink an SFTP file SYNOPSIS
#include <libssh2.h> #include <libssh2_sftp.h> int libssh2_sftp_unlink_ex(LIBSSH2_SFTP *sftp, const char *filename, unsigned int filename_len); int libssh2_sftp_unlink(LIBSSH2_SFTP *sftp, const char *filename); DESCRIPTION
sftp - SFTP instance as returned by libssh2_sftp_init(3) filename - Path and name of the existing filesystem entry filename_len - Length of the path and name of the existing filesystem entry Unlink (delete) a file from the remote filesystem. RETURN VALUE
Return 0 on success or negative on failure. It returns LIBSSH2_ERROR_EAGAIN when it would otherwise block. While LIBSSH2_ERROR_EAGAIN is a negative number, it isn't really a failure per se. ERRORS
LIBSSH2_ERROR_ALLOC - An internal memory allocation call failed. LIBSSH2_ERROR_SOCKET_SEND - Unable to send data on socket. LIBSSH2_ERROR_SOCKET_TIMEOUT - LIBSSH2_ERROR_SFTP_PROTOCOL - An invalid SFTP protocol response was received on the socket, or an SFTP operation caused an errorcode to be returned by the server. SEE ALSO
libssh2_sftp_init(3) libssh2 0.15 1 Jun 2007 libssh2_sftp_unlink_ex(3)
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