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# 15  
Old 09-15-2011
1) your .netrc should be under the home directory of the user (who owns the script)
2) your .netrc file should be like below.

Code:
$ cat .netrc
machine abcd.eft.com login username password xyz

3) it should have 600 permission

4) once above steps are taken care. try the below command in the command prompt and check whether it works or not

Code:
 
ftp abcd.eft.com

# 16  
Old 09-15-2011
it worked :d , as ftp machinename ,,
my question is how to include this ftp in my script without mentioning the user and the password in the script so it would be like :

Code:
cd /tmp/FCDR_TEST
i=1
while [ $i -le 10 ]
do
touch file$i
i=`expr $i + 1`
done
HOST='x.x.x.x'
 
/usr/bin/ftp -i -n $HOST
cd /tmp/FCDR_TEST
lcd /export/home/sfrangie/tmp
mget file*
bye
EOF
rm /tmp/FCDR_TEST/file*



it is giving me now an answer :
Code:
Please login with USER and PASS.
Local directory now /export/home/sfrangie/tmp
Please login with USER and PASS.
Please login with USER and PASS.

Last edited by pludi; 09-15-2011 at 06:13 AM..
# 17  
Old 09-15-2011
where is your <<EOF ?

Please use the [CODE] tags
# 18  
Old 09-15-2011
Code:
cd /tmp/FCDR_TEST
i=1
while [ $i -le 10 ]
do
touch file$i
i=`expr $i + 1`
done
HOST='x.x.x.x'

/usr/bin/ftp -i -n $HOST << EOF
cd /tmp/FCDR_TEST
lcd /export/home/sfrangie/tmp
mget file*
bye
EOF
rm /tmp/FCDR_TEST/file*


the answer for my scripts is
Please login with USER and PASS.
Local directory now /export/home/sfrangie/tmp
Please login with USER and PASS.
Please login with USER and PASS.


so how will i include my .netrc so the ftp command in my script will read the username and the password withput putting them in my script
# 19  
Old 09-15-2011
Code:
cd /tmp/FCDR_TEST
i=1
while [ $i -le 10 ]
do
touch file$i
i=`expr $i + 1`
done
HOST='x.x.x.x'

/usr/bin/ftp -i $HOST <<-EOF
cd /tmp/FCDR_TEST
lcd /export/home/sfrangie/tmp
mget file*
bye
EOF
rm /tmp/FCDR_TEST/file*

# 20  
Old 09-15-2011
big thanks itkamaraj Smilie now i shall call u my adm Smilie really was it from that little option -n , tx a lot again hope didn't make u tired withe me Smilie
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