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Old 08-30-2011
Automated SCP from a job?
Hi all -
I have a script which runs on the OS level, but refuses to run as a cron or as an Oracle job. The Script is pretty straight forward:

Code:
#!/bin/bash
username="MyUsername"
host="Remote.server"
path="Remote.directory/files/*.*"
password="MyPassword"
expect -c "
spawn /usr/bin/scp $username@$host:$path /my/directory
expect {
    "*password:*" {
        send $password\r;
        interact;
        }
    eof{
        exit
    }
}
"

Now, if I just run this from the cmd line as './MyScript.sh' it runs fine, but as soon as it runs from cron or the oracle job scheduler, it starts and copies about 100k of the file and abruptly ends on 'success'.

Im hoping a few of you may have had this issue before, and maybe a few of you are DBA's.....

Cheers
Dan
Last edited by pludi; 08-30-2011 at 05:36 PM..
# 2  
Old 08-30-2011
If you could use ssh keys instead of kludging in an insecure plaintext password with the 'expect' brute-forcing tool, you'd get much more direct return status, clearer errors, etc. That's because it's the way ssh is designed to work.

Everyone on the system may be able to see your password when that script runs.
# 3  
Old 08-30-2011
I can't unfortunately get keys installed. Alternately, this is the best way i could find to do it. Any other ideas?
Thanks.
Dan
# 4  
Old 08-30-2011
Quote:
Originally Posted by danimaltex
I can't unfortunately get keys installed. Alternately, this is the best way i could find to do it. Any other ideas?
Thanks.
Dan
What do you mean "I can't get keys installed". Anyone can setup keys unless the SSH config is locked down tightly which is not normal.

The correct and best way to do this is to use ssh public keys. Using expect like this is complicating what is already built into ssh. work smarter not harder.
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