script for simultanous ftp sessions

acwaydc · 07-26-2011, 05:14 AM

I am running a vsftpd and I need to log in using ftp> with 2 different users at the same time to download some files and test the load. Any suggestions?

redgoblin · 07-26-2011, 07:58 AM

Command line FTP can be scripted. Try Google for some tutorials.

Write a quick script, then launch it from several different consoles.

acwaydc · 07-26-2011, 09:54 AM

I would be running this in command line and thus not able to launch more than 1 console. Maybe there is a way to simulate different consoles from a script? Thanks.

redgoblin · 07-26-2011, 10:07 AM

You'll need some kind of terminal multiplexer. Try GNU Screen or Tmux.

chrism01 · 07-26-2011, 08:08 PM

You can put them all in the background in a loop

Code:

for user in user1 user2 ...
do
    nohup ftpscript.sh &
done

NOT exact code but you get the idea...

acwaydc · 07-27-2011, 02:43 AM

nohup solved the problem thanks!!