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# 8  
Old 06-11-2009
hi

i tried using ftp as well as per the mthod suggested in the thread...

https://www.unix.com/shell-programmin...p-servers.html

I have created a file named .netrc under the root directory
with the following data in it

Code:
machine 10.1.1.0
login root
password 123456

and created a script file which contains
Code:
host=10.1.1.0

/usr/bin/ftp -vi >> $bkplog 2>&1 <<ftp
open $host
bin
cd /aemu/combined/
put /space/canvas/home/lbs/current/internalcdrbackup/LES_CDR_Configuration/0/MSISDNcdrCount.txt 
quit
ftp

when i execute the script am getting the following error

Quote:
<root@lessrv7:/>./ftp_test
./ftp_test: $bkplog: ambiguous redirect
<root@lessrv7:/>
some one please help me out as am struggling with this for more than two days...otherwise suggest me how to go about with scp which i tried already

thanks
# 9  
Old 06-12-2009
hi all

i am successful in transferring files without asking for password...
i just removed whatever i played with in all servers...and started afresh this time and this time i used cat file >> file1 method for appending the public key...

it became ok

thanks for all who has given their input..
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