FTP command line username and password passing

Shell Programming and Scripting
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Dear All,

I am new to unix and I am trying to build a shell script which will connect to a different server by passing username and password from a file or command line but not manually...

In short I dont want to connect to a diff server via ftp interactively.

Any suggestion...looking forward for your reply...

2

u can use -->> SSH: Secure Remote Login and Command Execution

SSH Command Line Utilities Usage Examples

3

If you want only to use ftp, you can use .netrc file in which you can save user name, IP address & password. So that when you connect, you will not be prompted for the same.

If you want to use SFTP, them I would suggest SFTP with public key authentication.

-Nithin.

4

Thanks to both of you.

@both

After login through ssh by the script I am not able to change the directory
Here is my script
#!/bin/bash
cd /export/home/xjanptak/bin/roaming/filijank/test/cookrie/
sqlplus testing/testing123 @cookrie.sql
sqlplus testing/testing123 @refresh.sql
ssh aslmuat3@s1tstd31
cd /export/home/aslmuat3/bin
ls
exit

5

This will work

#!/bin/bash
cd /export/home/xjanptak/bin/roaming/filijank/test/cookrie/
sqlplus testing/testing123 @cookrie.sql
sqlplus testing/testing123 @refresh.sql
ssh aslmuat3@s1tstd31 << EOF
cd /export/home/aslmuat3/bin
ls
exit
EOF

-Nithin

6

http://www.unix.com/unix-dummies-questions-answers/55155-ssh-password-command-line.html

try this i think this is what ur looking for .....

7

Thanks for your help.

But I want to know after connecting, how to change the directory.
the script is fine upto ssh command.
After that
cd /export/home/aslmuat3/bin
ls
this command not executing in the server I logged in via ssh.(s1tstd31)
After logging in I need to chng dir and run a script but not able to do the same..pls share your inputs

8

i mean you are not being able to change the directory and do listing ...

can u tell us what error message ur getting ???

try running ur script

blah.ksh >> log.txt
then open log.txt it will tell u wht error messages r there if u miss them on ur screen.

9

Hi dazdseg and bsnithin

Its working now...Thanks a lotttttttttttttttttt.....
just last qs how to run a sqlquery from a script for two hours.

In the logged server i have to run a sql script for two hour......:slight_smile: