korn shell script

[free1bsd2]

Where can I find specific info. on creating a korn shell script that would allow me to transfer a file from AIX 4.3.3 to WinXP Pro server across our LAN, and use OpenSSH in the process?

My web searches have turned up little on this specific topic.

Thank you.

 

[andyc333]

Hi,

Unfortunately you won't find too much on this. We encountered this problem at my work and this is what I came up with. (Again "correct" solution depends on what your needs are)

PROBLEM: Need to transfer files via FTP from a machine A to another (machine B) using SSH protocols.

SOLUTION:
Created an FTP script to grab all the files to a local directory.
I assume you don't need this part since you
must already have the file local.

Created a combination ksh/autoexpect script using SCP as the SSH transfer program to put the files on the server.
When you use SSH/SCP/SFTP you unless you have
"authentication" protocols set correctly you will
always be asked to enter a password/username.

The autoexpect language basically replays the keystrokes
you enter on the terminal. The autoexpect script then
basically is executing the following command:
scp *.dat machinename:/target_dir
but when the server asks for a password the autoexpect
script will feed the password in too.

If you don't need to use SSH type transfers/connections, I suggest a simple FTP script instead. It's less secure but if you are in a trusted environment it may be the way to go.

 

[sbix]

I mean you're speaking about SFTP.
I hope they are already installed and working on both the system (Unix and XP).
To prevent the user validation request you have to run ftp with the "-n" flag
So you can put the ftp command in a file and run it like:
sftp -n host <<EOF
USER username
PASS user_passwd
CD remote_dir
PUT local_file remote_file
QUIT
QUIT
QUIT
EOF

You have to make some attempts, because some ftp server require a different syntax for the user validation and your command file could look like
sftp -n host << EOF
USER username user_passwd
CD remote_dir
PUT local_file remote_file
QUIT
QUIT
QUIT
EOF
The only problem with this solution is userpassword clearly written in a file
.