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Old 11-03-2011
Calling a function which uses expect from a shells script

Hi all,

This is the first time i am using expect.

I am trying to call a function with in the shell script. The function will shh to a new server and will pass the password using expect and send. I need help in calling the fuction i am getting follaowing errors...

here the script
Code:
#!/usr/bin/ksh
 
check_status() {
echo $1
spawn ssh user@$1
expect "user's Password:"
send "pwd\r"
expect "user@sv1"
send "uname -a\r"
send "/app/status.sh \r"
interact
}

check_status server ;

I am getting the following error.
Code:
user@server$ ./checkFunc.sh
server
./checkFunc.sh[4]: spawn: not found.

Thanks,
Firestar

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