05-03-2013
You don't say what Unix distro you are using but there is a 'standard' method of doing this which is to use .netrc
If ftp is launched with a target nodename but no credentials then, in addition to looking up the target ip address in /etc/hosts, it will also look for a file .netrc in the home directory of the user under which it is running. It will look in there to see if the target nodename is listed and, if so, will use the userid and passwd given to make the connection. This completely automates the ftp connection (you can even test it interactively). With regards to your security concerns (understanding that ftp is insecure from a networking point of view) the .netrc file must have access rights for that specific account only in order for it to work (the way is way designed) so any other user on Unix could not gain access to the Windows password. Additionally, even better, the account calling ftp need not be an interactive login at all; could just be used by cron.
Try a searching the Unix.com forum for ".netrc" and also Google search for your distro + .netrc
Hope that helps.
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