send: spawn id exp3 not open

UNIX AIX
1

Hi,

AIX 5.3

Trying to implement script that change oracle password. Getting following errors:

send: spawn id exp3 not open
while executing
"send "xxx\r"

Any idea?

2

Looks like you're using "expect". I think we'll have to see the relevant part of your script if you want any useful feedback. (Also not sure if this is AIX-related.)

3

Yes it does uses expect. Here is script which gives error. Thanks for looking at this.

#!/bin/ksh

#Set Oracle Home Directory
OHD=/xxx
#Change Directory
cd /xx/yyy
#Define Script Return Code
integer RC=0
export oldpass=`cat ${OHD}/.oracle.pw`
export newpass=`cat ${OHD}/.oracle_new.pw`

/site/bin/expect <<EOF

spawn passwd oracle

expect "oracle's Old password:"
send "$oldpass\r"
expect "oracle's New password:"
send "$newpass\r"
expect "Enter the new password again:"
send "$newpass\r"
expect eof
EOF
#Set Return Code From passwd Script
RC=$?
exit ${RC}

4

Guess: Does this error mean that the "passwd" process has already exited, or didn't start, before the first send?
"send: spawn id exp3 not open"

5

I figured this out. Send that use old password had wrong password which was reading from one of the files. Once I corrected value in file for old password all worked fine.

Thanks for looking at this for me.