Expect script to ssh a switch
 

Hi there

I want to login a switch remotely using expect script. Problem arises when
I want to pass password. Switch's password Contains a $(dollar)sign. So when I execute the script it shows error, like as follows

# ./switchtest
spawn ssh root@x.x.x.x
root@x.x.x.x's password: can't read "H": no such variable
while executing
"send " FyPyNyT@$H\r""
(file "./switchtest" line 7)


Full Code is as follows
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#!/usr/bin/expect

set timeout -1
spawn ssh root@x.x.x.x
expect "root@x.x.x.x's password:"
send " FyPyNyT@$H\r"
expect ">"
send "enable\r"
expect "password:"
send " FyPyNyT@$H\r"
expect "#"
interact


My problems:
1. is there any way to pass password in the form of a variable?
2. any way to read password from any text file and send it to switch?

I need the code. Thanks in advance.

Cheers
HASAN

Hi,

Ref: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Expect


Looks like you just need to decide how many arguments you would like to provide and then use the appropriate index for your 'host' argument


cheers

Expect Script to ssh a switch
 

Thanks for the link. But it didn't served my purpose.

Please see my code and mention How I implement this on my code.

Thanks anyway.

Try putting a backslash (\) in front of the $, like
that normally 'escapes' characters, and treats them as such, rather than as a control-character. Also, putting a password into ANY script is VERY insecure. Since you're using SSH, I'd strongly suggest using a key-swap, so you can do passwordless-logins, and yet remain secure. It will also greatly simplify your script, too....

Thanks man. Putting backslash do the trick. :)