automate sftp using unix script - Page 3

neveryman · #1 (**permalink**) 08-01-2006

I struggled with this problem for quite a while before discovering lftp.

For Solaris you can get a copy at SunFreeware.

It allows you to use a shell type script with a password embedded for those servers that do not allow you to place a public key on them for passwordless authentication.

The "mirror" option is very handy indeed. Much easier to use than expect.

yvonneb · #2 (**permalink**) 08-25-2006

I am also trying to automate sftp thru a cron file to be run every evening. My question is if I generate the key on the secure server and move it over to my server, will it affect other users from other servers. In other words can they still use their password to get into the secure server, or would they too have to copy a key over their server.

amitgupta_itbhu · #3 (**permalink**) 10-17-2006

Quote:

Originally Posted by priyamurthy2005

Hi All,
I need to write a UNIX script that automates the sftp process. I should be able to do a sftp to a secure box and get a file from there. I am having a problem doing this because no matter what I do, when I run my script, I get a prompt at command line asking for a password. How could I automate this? Could someone give me a sample script?
Thanks in advance.
Priya

Hi Priya could u please share that script for automating SFTP with all of us.

sbasetty · #4 (**permalink**) 10-17-2006

Can you try this and let me know

ftpsrv='XX.XX.XXX.XXX'
uid=myuser
passwd=mypass
ftp -n hit-dw << endftp
user $uid $passwd
cd /file_folder
bye
endftp

yvonneb · #5 (**permalink**) 10-17-2006

I too am interested in this thread. I tried what you recommended and I received this error message:

ftp: Unknown Host hit-dw
Name does not resolve to supplied parameters; neither nodename nor servname were
passed.

Thanx,

sbasetty · #6 (**permalink**) 10-17-2006

Did you try changing the "hit-dw" with your local server name.

yvonneb · #7 (**permalink**) 10-17-2006

Duh, dummy me. Yes, after I posted a reply I realized what I should have done. I added the ip address of the secure server to ftpsvr and the name of the secure server for hit-dw. I also tried using the server I was ftping from for ftpsvr and that didn't work either. I got the following error message:
ftp: connect: Connection refused
Not connected.
Not connected.
Not connected.
Not connected.

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