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Old 08-08-2013
Input in expect script
Hi,

i have one problem with this script:

-------------------------------
Code:
cat hostid_gathering

#!/bin/bash

cat /home/user1/ip_switch | while read LINE; do

echo $LINE
/home/user1/expect_script2
done

------------------------------
Code:
cat /home/user1/expect_script2
#!/usr/bin/expect -f

set HOST [lindex $argv 0]

echo $LINE

------------------------------

when i execute:

Code:
./hostid_gathering

10.155.249.135
can't read "LINE": no such variable
    while executing
"echo $LINE"
    (file "/home/user1/expect_script2" line 5)

Last edited by Franklin52; 08-08-2013 at 09:55 AM.. Reason: Please use Code Tags
# 2  
Old 08-08-2013
Hello,

Please change the code as follows and try.

Code:
 
while read LINE; do

echo $LINE
/home/user1/expect_script2
done < "home/user1/ip_switch"

Make a change for this and let me know if this helps.



Thanks,
R. Singh
# 3  
Old 08-08-2013
Code:
10.155.249.135
can't read "LINE": no such variable
    while executing
"set HOST $LINE "
    (file "/home/user1/expect_script2" line 3)

i modified my expect script like that:
Code:
cat expect_script2
#!/usr/bin/expect -f

set HOST $LINE
set USER user1
ser PASSWORD Password01

ssh -l $USER $HOST

---------- Post updated at 03:53 AM ---------- Previous update was at 03:44 AM ----------

i have 3 files:

ip_switch (contains only one ip)
hostid_gathering
expect_script2


-------------------------------------------
cat hostid_gathering
-------------------------------------------
Code:
#!/bin/bash

while read LINE; do

echo $LINE
/home/user1/expect_script2
done < "/home/user1/ip_switch"

-------------------------------------------
cat expect_script2
-------------------------------------------
Code:
#!/usr/bin/expect -f

set HOST $LINE
set USER user1
ser PASSWORD xxxxxxxx

ssh -l $USER $HOST

When i execute ./hostid_gathering this is the output:

Code:
10.155.249.135
can't read "LINE": no such variable
    while executing
"set HOST $LINE "
    (file "/home/user1/expect_script2" line 3)

Last edited by Franklin52; 08-08-2013 at 09:56 AM.. Reason: Please use Code Tags
# 4  
Old 08-08-2013
Please edit post and use Code Tags
# 5  
Old 08-13-2013
it works:
Code:
#!/usr/bin/expect
set hostlist [open /home/user/ip_switch]
set ipaddrs [read $hostlist]
set user "user"
set pass "xxxxxxx"

foreach line [split $ipaddrs \n] {

        spawn ssh $user@$line 
        expect {
        password: {send "$pass\r"; exp_continue}
                  }
}

Last edited by Franklin52; 08-13-2013 at 05:34 AM.. Reason: Please use code tags
# 6  
Old 08-13-2013
Where is your code tags?
# 7  
Old 08-13-2013
Code:
#!/usr/bin/expect
set hostlist [open /home/user/ip_switch]
set ipaddrs [read $hostlist]
set user "user"
set pass "xxxxxxx"

foreach line [split $ipaddrs \n] {

        spawn ssh $user@$line 
        expect {
        password: {send "$pass\r"; exp_continue}
                  }
}

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