I will agree with sea that sftp would be better, but I assume that the target doesn't support it.
Could I suggest that you change the code to this to ensure that the credentials are not displayed for anyone to see with a ps -ef | grep ftp:-
Code:
ftp -nv $targethost << EOFTP >$logfile.$$
user $userid $password
cd $targetdirectory
get or put command here
quit
EOFTP
Long running FTP jobs can give far too much away to a curious user. We have our set so that every transfer has it's own set of credentials and target directory. That way if we need to change a password, then only one transfer is affected. It's a pain to stick to, but the impact of a required change makes it worthwhile.
Using $logfile.$$ also allows you to keep a history of FTP attempts in case you are re-running or have many processes that use the same basic script. You can read the log file looking for errors or success as required. make sure that you have a process to tidy them away later on.
Hello, I am a UNIX newbie and this is my first posting.
I need to create a batch command file to ftp from Sun/Solaris to AS/400.
Here is an example file:
ftp -d -i -n -v 172.28.16.22
pwd
ls
binary
quit
This is the result of executing the command file:
Connected to... (10 Replies)
I have a batch file that takes 2 parameters--source file location and target file location.
I want to create another batch file that contains all the commands with the file locations so that I dont have to enter the ifnromation every time individually.
For eg:
to execute command
com1.bat... (3 Replies)
Hi ,
I have a situation i need to write a while loop until the end of control file.In the control file i have a 5 lines which contains commands.how can i execute all with out waiting for the first one to complete.
Ex ControlFile:
ScripitName Test
ScriptName Test1
ScriptName Test2
... (1 Reply)
Hi there
I want to create a batch file which Get (mget) the newly added Files only, from specific directory on UNIX server to local folder on windows server through FTP, and this batch file will be scheduled to run daily to load the new files.
help me plz :confused: (1 Reply)
Hi there
I want to create a batch file which Get (mget) the newly added Files only from specific directory on UNIX server to specific folder on windows server using FTP, and this batch file will be scheduled on the windows server to run daily to load the new files (load the newly added files... (1 Reply)
Please help with this simple example. I can not figure out how to do it. A file named “job” contains only this one line:var=5I need a script to read the job file and execute it as a command. This is my attempt (it does not work):#!/bin/sh
exec < job
echo "var = $var"output should read “var = 5”... (5 Replies)
I am trying to automate an sftp command so that it does not stop and ask for the password each time
the calling shell script
#!/bin/ksh
sftp -b tst_1_batchfile.txt GLAXGBUPMPSOUT@204.90.134.116
the batchfile contents :
password XXXXXX
cd /GLAXGBUPMPSOUT/GSKENT/GLAXGF2FOPFF
put... (4 Replies)
I made a configuration file for my shell script in that all the values that the shell scipt needs, are defined, but I don't know how to let the shell script use those defined variables.
Thank you for your help :) (3 Replies)
Hello, we have a UNIX system the runs our business data.
We have 4 users that use a particular batch command file to extract data for use in the Windows side of the fence: (despreg.bat)
ftp
ftp> open danapak (database name)
connected to danapak
ftp> user ccsb
password ccsb
ftp>... (29 Replies)
I have a windows batch file to connect from Server A (Windows) to Server B (UNIX) via sftp to get a file. The script is as below:
sftpg3 -oStrictHostKeyChecking=no -oIdentityFile=EAPIINSTADM_hostnameA ftpeapsg@hostnameB
lcd D:\APPBASE\EAPSG\GEMSSG
get GENUOBGW1 /sftp/ftphrssg/HRSSG/EAPSG
exit... (5 Replies)
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LEARN ABOUT OPENSOLARIS
ftpconfig
ftpconfig(1M) System Administration Commands ftpconfig(1M)NAME
ftpconfig - set up anonymous FTP
SYNOPSIS
ftpconfig [ftpdir]
ftpconfig -d ftpdir
DESCRIPTION
The ftpconfig script is executed by the super user to set up anonymous FTP. Anonymous FTP allows users to remotely log on to the FTP server
by specifying the user name ftp or anonymous and the user's email address as password. The anonymous users are logged on to the FTP
Server and given access to a restricted file area with its own file system root. See chroot(2). The FTP area has its own minimal system
files.
This command will copy and set up all the components needed to operate an anonymous FTP server, including creating the ftp user account,
creating device nodes, copying /usr/lib files, and copying timezone data. The passwd and group files set up have been stripped down to
prevent malicious users from finding login names on the server. The anonymous file area will be placed under ftpdir. If the ftp user
account already exists, then the current FTP area is used, and the system files in it are updated. All other files are left untouched. This
command should be run to update the anonymous FTP area's configuration whenever a system patch is installed, or the system is upgraded.
OPTIONS -d Create a new or update an existing ftpdir without creating or updating the ftp user account. Use this option when creating guest FTP
user accounts.
OPERANDS
The following operands are supported:
ftpdir The absolute pathname of the directory under which the anonymous FTP area is set up.
EXIT STATUS
The following exit values are returned:
0 Successful completion
1 Improper usage of the command
2 Command failed
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
| ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|Availability |SUNWftpu |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|Interface Stability |Evolving |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
SEE ALSO ftpaddhost(1M), in.ftpd(1M), useradd(1M), chroot(2), attributes(5)SunOS 5.11 1 May 2003 ftpconfig(1M)