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Top Forums Shell Programming and Scripting automate sftp using unix script Post 302178830 by pbrowne on Wednesday 26th of March 2008 11:38:22 AM
Old 03-26-2008
I too am attempting to write a shell script using expect to automate a file transfer from a Windows box to a Sun box.

I have eliminated the -B option and have hard coded all prompts and replies in my expect script and it actually runs via cron however I am only getting a partial download.

Here is the expect script:

Code:
#!/usr/local/bin/expect -f -d
spawn  sftp -v ftplogin@ftpserver
expect "ftplogin@ftpserver's password: "
sleep 7
send "thepassword\r";
expect "sftp>"
send "lcd /tmp\r"
expect "sftp>"
send "get dailyinventory.txt\r"
expect "sftp>"
send "exit\r"

Here is a sample of the log created by the -v option

Code:
spawn sftp -v ftpuser@ftpserver
Connecting to ftpserver...
Sun_SSH_1.1, SSH protocols 1.5/2.0, OpenSSL 0x0090700f
debug1: Reading configuration data /etc/ssh/ssh_config
debug1: Rhosts Authentication disabled, originating port will not be trusted.
debug1: ssh_connect: needpriv 0
debug1: Connecting to ftpserver [ftpserver] port 22.
debug1: Connection established.
debug1: identity file /.ssh/id_rsa type -1
debug1: identity file /.ssh/id_dsa type 2
debug1: Remote protocol version 2.0, remote software version WRQReflectionForSecureIT_6.1 Build 21
debug1: no match: WRQReflectionForSecureIT_6.1 Build 21
debug1: Enabling compatibility mode for protocol 2.0
debug1: Local version string SSH-2.0-Sun_SSH_1.1
debug1: Failed to acquire GSS-API credentials for any mechanisms (No credentials were supplied, or the credentials were unavailable or inaccessible
mech_dh: Invalid or unknown error
)
debug1: SSH2_MSG_KEXINIT sent
debug1: SSH2_MSG_KEXINIT received
debug1: kex: server->client aes128-cbc hmac-md5 none
debug1: kex: client->server aes128-cbc hmac-md5 none
debug1: Peer sent proposed langtags, ctos: 
debug1: Peer sent proposed langtags, stoc: 
debug1: We proposed langtags, ctos: i-default
debug1: We proposed langtags, stoc: i-default
debug1: dh_gen_key: priv key bits set: 131/256
debug1: bits set: 495/1024
debug1: sending SSH2_MSG_KEXDH_INIT
debug1: expecting SSH2_MSG_KEXDH_REPLY
debug1: Host 'ftpserver' is known and matches the DSA host key.
debug1: Found key in /.ssh/known_hosts:5
debug1: bits set: 528/1024
debug1: ssh_dss_verify: signature correct
debug1: newkeys: mode 1
debug1: SSH2_MSG_NEWKEYS sent
debug1: expecting SSH2_MSG_NEWKEYS
debug1: newkeys: mode 0
debug1: SSH2_MSG_NEWKEYS received
debug1: done: ssh_kex2.
debug1: send SSH2_MSG_SERVICE_REQUEST
debug1: got SSH2_MSG_SERVICE_ACCEPT
debug1: Authentications that can continue: publickey,password
debug1: Next authentication method: publickey
debug1: Trying private key: /.ssh/id_rsa
debug1: Trying public key: /.ssh/id_dsa
debug1: Authentications that can continue: publickey,password
debug1: Next authentication method: password
ftpuser@ftpserver's password: 
debug1: Authentication succeeded (password)
debug1: fd 6 setting O_NONBLOCK
debug1: channel 0: new [client-session]
debug1: send channel open 0
debug1: Entering interactive session.
debug1: ssh_session2_setup: id 0
debug1: Sending subsystem: sftp
debug1: channel request 0: subsystem
debug1: channel 0: open confirm rwindow 100000 rmax 32768
sftp> lcd /tmp
sftp> get dailyinventory.txt
Fetching /HOME/dailyinventory.txt to dailyinventory.txt


The problem is that the dailyinventory.txt file download has 16,586 records but the dailyinventory.txt file on the ftpserver has 68,082 records.

Wondering if anyone else has seen this problem w/ partial downloads?

Thanks in advance,

pat
 

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