sftp

[Sprouty]

Hi,

I'm trying to upload some files to a sftp server, and keep having problem when connection due to the promt with password. so far i have got this

#!/usr/bin/expect

spawn sftp -b /home/user/sendfiles.txt username@ipaddress <<-EOF

expect "password:"

send "passwrod\n";

interact

but come back with this error messageermission denied (publickey,gssapi-with-mic,password).

anyone got a quick fix or different method? this is currently running on ubuntu server.

cheers,

sprouty

[Burncycle]

Have you thought of using key based authentication?

http://www.linux.com/archive/feature/34958

[Sprouty]

hi Burncycle,

That for the quick reply.

Yer i have though about this, but unfortutantly i don't have control of the remote server, and they wouln't allow me :-(.

so was after a quick work around, with no luck atm :-(

Many Thanks

Sprouty

[Hagis]

#!/usr/bin/expect

spawn sftp -b /home/user/sendfiles.txt username@ipaddress <<-EOF

expect "password:"

send "passwrod\n";

interact

the ; in the send is your issue.

try something like this..

#!/usr/bin/expect -f
set username [lrange $argv 0 0]
set password [lrange $argv 1 1]
set ipaddr [lrange $argv 2 2]
set batchfile [lrange $argv 3 3]
spawn sftp -b $batchfile $username@ipaddress
expect "*?assword:*"
send -- "$password\r"
expect eof

so to run it it would be something like this

>script.exp username password ipaddress /location/batchfile.txt

move the EOF to the end and remove the interact, you only need the interact if you plan on interacting with the connection after the script is done.