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Old 04-29-2014
scp script getting timed out with expect
Hi,

I have an expect script where in i am trying to scp a folder but it is getting timed out. Any help will be appreciated. (I don't have the option for sharing keys)

Code:
expect -c 2> /dev/null " spawn scp -r -o NumberOfPasswordPrompts=1 -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no root@10.10.10.10:test_dir /usr/
expect {
             "*?assword:*" { set timeout -1; send test\r\n; exp_continue }
          }
expect eof
"

Also, how to check error code if timeout has occurred?
Last edited by temp_user; 04-29-2014 at 04:14 AM..
# 2  
Old 04-29-2014
Hello temp_user,

Following commands may help in same.

Code:
log_file /tmp/status.log
set timeout 2

By these you can check logs in a file and set the time out too in expect.


Thanks,
R. Singh
# 3  
Old 04-29-2014
Quote:
Originally Posted by temp_user
(I don't have the option for sharing keys)
If your sysadmin doesn't allow you to share keys, they'll be absolutely livid to discover you kludging insecure solutions to automatically login as root with expect.
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