i need to create a expect script to input username and password

anurupr · 03-21-2010, 02:27 PM

i was able to input it directly from the script using this code

Code:

#!/usr/bin/expect -f

set USER "bibingeorge"
set PASS "bibin"
set HOST "192.168.3.249"

# connect via scp
spawn scp snd.tar.gz $USER@$HOST:
#######################
expect "${USER}@${HOST}'s password:"

send "${PASS}\r"

interact

how to do i read from a text file and store it in the variable

acid_kewpie · 03-21-2010, 03:56 PM

not a networking question, moved to Linux - Newbie.

Tinkster · 03-21-2010, 04:52 PM

That's a pretty nasty hack - why don't you use passwordless comms?

grail · 03-22-2010, 01:57 AM

This might be of help:

http://blogs.oracle.com/SanthoshK/20...p_command.html

Tinkster · 03-22-2010, 02:18 AM

And because I still think passwords in scripts are a really bad idea:
http://www.linuxquestions.org/linux/...ation_with_ssh

acid_kewpie · 03-22-2010, 04:48 AM

Usually when I start critisizing using expect with ssh, I generally seem to end up finding out that this is to an embedded system which doesn't support RSA keys or some such. So I dont bother complaining now!