topic Re: FTP Script in Operating System - HP-UX

FTP Script

Steve Entwistle — Thu, 15 Sep 2005 06:19:05 GMT

Whenever I execute the following FTP commands I get the subsequent error. Does anyone know whether this a result of the server or the client? (I'm executing them manually to try to debug a scripted version)

ftp -niv
ftp> open xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
Connected to xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx.
220-FTPD1 IBM FTP aa aaaa at aaaa, 11:02:45 on 2005-09-15.
220 Connection will close if idle for more than 15 minutes.
Remote system type is MVS.
ftp> user XXXXX
500 User Exit denies Userid '' from using Command 'USER'.
Login failed.

Re: FTP Script

RAC_1 — Thu, 15 Sep 2005 06:30:12 GMT

Are you allowed to do ftp? check it - /etc/ftpd/ftpusers file.

Re: FTP Script

Muthukumar_5 — Thu, 15 Sep 2005 06:32:21 GMT

I think remote machine is denying to login with XXXXX user. Can you try with root there as,

ftp -niv
ftp> user root

what u r getting?

hth.

Re: FTP Script

Borislav Perkov — Thu, 15 Sep 2005 06:36:42 GMT

Hi Steve,

Also see the /etc/ftpd/ftpaccess file, or even /etc/passwd to see if that user is alowed to login on that machine.

Regards,
Borislav

Re: FTP Script

Steve Entwistle — Thu, 15 Sep 2005 06:38:10 GMT

Sorry I didn't make it very clear on reflection.
I don't have an ftpusers file as my HPUX box is the client end of the connection and I don't have any control over the remote (MVS) server. However if I start a "regular" ftp session without -niv then I can connect without any problems.

Re: FTP Script

Arunvijai_4 — Thu, 15 Sep 2005 07:09:15 GMT

I beleive you have problem with auto login in AIX, check that server.

Re: FTP Script

Muthukumar_5 — Thu, 15 Sep 2005 07:09:44 GMT

what is your ftp version? May be you are getting problem with prompting.

-ni is used for interactive prompting.

ftp -i -nv <<-EOF
user
ls
bye
EOF

Is it working there?

what is your os version?

hth.

Re: FTP Script

Steve Entwistle — Thu, 15 Sep 2005 07:17:37 GMT

My scripted version is coded as you suggest but fails, which is why I've been trying each step manually. The o/s version is 10.20 and interestingly, the same script works without fault when it is run from a DG/UX system, with the same login credentials.

Re: FTP Script

Muthukumar_5 — Thu, 15 Sep 2005 07:33:46 GMT

I think auto login is not allowed to MVS. Every example for using ftp to MVS is simply asking to use prompt. Example: http://www.isc.ucsb.edu/tsg/ftp-to-mvs.html

hth.

Re: FTP Script

Doug O'Leary — Thu, 15 Sep 2005 07:35:04 GMT

Hey;

The remote system is the one generating the error so, unless you know the admin of the MVS box, you're a bit out of luck.

I find it curious that the same commands work from a DG/UX box. There might be some type of security that allows the user@DG/UX to run the command but prohibits anyone else. I'm not familiar with MVS, so I don't know if that's the case or even possible; however, that's what its looking like.

You might try a ~/.netrc file (600 perms, remember) to see if that will enable you to auto-login. If that works, you should be able to run the rest of your script w/o the user/password commands...

HTH;

Doug

Re: FTP Script

Steve Entwistle — Thu, 15 Sep 2005 08:45:08 GMT

Many thanks for your responses. After creating .netrc the auto login negates the need for specifying the user and password details within my script. I can then execute subsequent FTP commands within the session without any further problems.