little help with bash scripts

sniff · 10-23-2005, 10:11 AM

I use a bash script to mount my windows shares in linux and I want to mount an sftp share with is as well using shfs.

The script is as follows...
#!/bin/bash
/bin/mount -t smbfs -o username=xx,password=xx,uid=xx //host /mount_point
/bin/mount -t shfs user@at_host /mount_point -o cache=256,rnode=777

My problem is that the shfs mount needs a password but it doesn't seem to take it as an option like smbfs. Can I do it as part of the bash script?

Cheers,
Phil

Dark_Helmet · 10-23-2005, 10:50 AM

There's a software package out there called expect. Its page on freshmeat.net can be found here.

I have not used it, but from what I read, it's intended to automate tasks that involve user input (like automating ftp, passwd, et.c). It might take a while to learn, but it might prove useful. In fact, you may already have it on your machine.

sniff · 10-26-2005, 05:17 PM

Hello,
I got it to work but the connection with the server doesn't like being mounted for long periods of time, so I have a script that I just run when I need to, makes things quicker, no need for typing long paths etc. Thanks for your help.

Phil