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Old 04-19-2010
Bug Remove specified file from sftp

Hi,
I want to delete specified file from sftp by running the script in crontab also i want to keep log of the script , mean what files are it removing.
so far..
Code:
user=abcde
passwd=xxxxx
ip=1.2.3.4
path=/dir1/dir2
ext=.txt
lftp -u ${user},${passwd} sftp://${ip}<<EOF 2>>/root/remote_log.txt
cd ${path}
glob ls *${ext}
glob rm *${ext}                          
bye
EOF

Here i am unable to change the desire location also list out the desire file extension.Is there any method to do so without using lftp.
I'll be very glad if any suggestion from your side.
Thanks
posix

Last edited by posix; 04-19-2010 at 02:17 AM.. Reason: tag.
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sftp-server(1M)                                           System Administration Commands                                           sftp-server(1M)

NAME
sftp-server - SFTP server subsystem SYNOPSIS
/usr/lib/ssh/sftp-server DESCRIPTION
sftp-server implements the server side of the SSH File Transfer Protocol as defined in the IETF draft-ietf-secsh-filexfer. sftp-server is a subsystem for sshd(1M) and must not be run directly. There are no options or config settings. To enable the sftp-server subsystem for sshd add the following to /etc/ssh/sshd_config: Subsystem sftp /usr/lib/ssh/sftp-server See sshd_config(4) for a description of the format and contents of that file. There is no relationship between the protocol used by sftp-server and the FTP protocol (RFC 959) provided by in.ftpd. EXIT STATUS
The following exit values are returned: 0 Successful completion. >0 An error occurred. FILES
/usr/lib/sftp-server ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes: +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+ | ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE | +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+ |Availability |SUNWsshdu | +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+ |Interface Stability |Evolving | +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+ SEE ALSO
sftp(1), ssh(1), ssh-add(1), ssh-keygen(1), sshd(1M), sshd_config(4), attributes(5) To view license terms, attribution, and copyright for OpenSSH, the default path is /var/sadm/pkg/SUNWsshdr/install/copyright. If the Solaris operating environment has been installed anywhere other than the default, modify the given path to access the file at the installed location. AUTHOR
Markus Friedl SunOS 5.10 30 Jul 2003 sftp-server(1M)