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# 1  
Old 07-25-2007
SFTP error:-b requires an argument greater than zero
Hi

when i execute the below command
sftp -b ftpCommand.ksh remoteuser@remoterserver

i am getting the error "-b requires an argument greater than zero"

Please can any one help me.
# 2  
Old 07-26-2007
What is the ssh versions that you're using ? -b flag means :
Quote:
-b batchfile
Batch mode reads a series of commands from an input batchfile instead of stdin. Since it lacks user interaction it should be used in conjunction with non-interactive authentication. A batchfile of ‘-’ may be used to indi-
cate standard input. sftp will abort if any of the following commands fail: get, put, rename, ln, rm, mkdir,
chdir, ls, lchdir, chmod, chown, chgrp, lpwd and lmkdir. Termination on error can be suppressed on a command by
command basis by prefixing the command with a ‘-’ character (for example, -rm /tmp/blah*).
# 3  
Old 07-26-2007
my ssh version is

ssh: SSH Tectia Server 4.4.6 on sparc-sun-solaris2.8
Crypto library version: SSH Cryptographic Library, version 1.2.6


even when i execute the commands manually they are not working here.
sftp> put $localpath/10207072300006.txt $remotepath/2007Q3/10207072300006.txt
fcr_parse_raw: $remotepath (src): no such file (server msg: 'syserr: No such file or directory, file: 2007Q3')
open: ././10207072300006.txt (dst): permission denied (server msg: 'Permission denied')

if i don't give the path , it is working fine.
sftp> put 10207072300006.txt 10207072300006.txt

==========

when i run the same command in other system with the below ssh version it works fine.
Sun_SSH_1.1, SSH protocols 1.5/2.0, OpenSSL 0x0090704f

if do manual the commands also working fine.

Thanks a lot for your help.
Last edited by vgs; 07-26-2007 at 12:04 PM..
# 4  
Old 07-27-2007
Tectia is commersial SSH implementation, probably the -b flag means something else.
# 5  
Old 07-27-2007
yes. -b is biffer size and -B is bach file
Last edited by vgs; 07-27-2007 at 03:30 PM..
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