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Problem automating sFTP transfer using script in cron
Post 302430609 by robbien on Friday 18th of June 2010 06:14:43 AM
06-18-2010
Problem automating sFTP transfer using script in cron
Hi Newbie here
I am having problems with automating sFTP transfers.
Just to save time - SCP is not an option as sFTP is stipulated by controllers of far end server.
Ineed to automate sFTP transfer of a single file, once a day to a remote server to which i have no control over.
I am using: Solaris server (Solaris 9 9/05 s9s_u8wos_05 SPARC), the UNIX provided OpenSSH, SHELL=/bin/sh
So far i have mangaged to set up the required DSA keys and connected to the server manually using sFTP without having to enter a password(so i know the keys are working ok) and manually put a test file on there.
My next task and the bit i am stuck on is to write a script to automate the daily file upload - same filename every day and simple overwrite.
Problem is that all posts i have currently seen suggest to use -b option and write sFTP in separate file, sFTP reports that -b is an illegal option
so need to write a script that will initiate the connection, pass the sFTP commands required and then close the connection so that i can put it in the crontab for running once a day.
Any help would be appreciated
Thanks
I am having problems with automating sFTP transfers.
Just to save time - SCP is not an option as sFTP is stipulated by controllers of far end server.
Ineed to automate sFTP transfer of a single file, once a day to a remote server to which i have no control over.
I am using: Solaris server (Solaris 9 9/05 s9s_u8wos_05 SPARC), the UNIX provided OpenSSH, SHELL=/bin/sh
So far i have mangaged to set up the required DSA keys and connected to the server manually using sFTP without having to enter a password(so i know the keys are working ok) and manually put a test file on there.
My next task and the bit i am stuck on is to write a script to automate the daily file upload - same filename every day and simple overwrite.
Problem is that all posts i have currently seen suggest to use -b option and write sFTP in separate file, sFTP reports that -b is an illegal option
so need to write a script that will initiate the connection, pass the sFTP commands required and then close the connection so that i can put it in the crontab for running once a day.Any help would be appreciatedThanks
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