topic Re: Question on how to telnet and execute shell script using batch file in Operating System - HP-UX

Question on how to telnet and execute shell script using batch file

Sharvil Desai — Fri, 16 May 2003 17:39:53 GMT

Hi,
There is a HP-UX computer that has a shell script in its' /home/prgmr folder.
I have a Windows 2000 pc. What I want to do is have a batch file
that would telnet to the HP-UX computer, and execute the shell script.
Is this possible? Thank you for your feedback!

Re: Question on how to telnet and execute shell script using batch file

Michael Steele_2 — Fri, 16 May 2003 17:51:55 GMT

.rhosts and remsh

http://docs.hp.com/cgi-bin/fsearch/framedisplay?top=/hpux/onlinedocs/B2355-90743/B2355-90743_top.html&con=/hpux/onlinedocs/B2355-90743/00/00/20-con.html&toc=/hpux/onlinedocs/B2355-90743/00/00/20-toc.html&searchterms=rhosts&queryid=20030516-125103

remsh

http://docs.hp.com/cgi-bin/fsearch/framedisplay?top=/hpux/onlinedocs/B2355-90128/B2355-90128_top.html&con=/hpux/onlinedocs/B2355-90128/00/02/283-con.html&toc=/hpux/onlinedocs/B2355-90128/00/02/283-toc.html&searchterms=remsh&queryid=20030516-124855

Re: Question on how to telnet and execute shell script using batch file

Steven E. Protter — Fri, 16 May 2003 18:05:27 GMT

Though its a little more work, I don't like the security holes built into the Berkeley product suite.

Therefore, I use Secure shell.

Secure Shell: a replacement for rcp ftp and telnet that encrypts passwords

http://www.software.hp.com/cgi-bin/swdepot_parser.cgi/cgi/displayProductInfo.pl?productNumber=T1471AA

The ssh command can be used to pass script arguments to the HP-UX server

example ssh tzfat "cat /etc/issue"

There are a number of free clients for your W2K environment that can be found at tucows.com or download.com

I am attaching Chris Vail's doc on public key exchange. It works for Linux, it works for HP-UX. It would probably work for W2K if you find the right W2K secure shell client software.

SEP

Re: Question on how to telnet and execute shell script using batch file

Shannon Petry — Fri, 16 May 2003 18:24:04 GMT

You can write a batch script, but I honestly dont think windblows will be much use. Your better to look for something like Xceed, or Reflections that can run rexec() or remsh() commands.

The HP is more than capable of running a command issued externally/remotely. Can the OS your working on utilize this?

Since the Windblows box can not rexec or remsh, you need to look at the capabilities of batch.

Unless you install 3rd party software, you can not run a batch script that will type your username and password for you (expect in Unix world does this).

(just dawned on me)Another possible answer is to install Cygwin, which is a UNIX toolkit addition for Windblows. It does have rexec and remsh capabilities and may do what you need. It also supports perl and basic POSIX scripting techniques.

Regards,
Shannon

Re: Question on how to telnet and execute shell script using batch file

Geoff Wild — Sat, 17 May 2003 23:41:57 GMT

Something else to look at - ssh

Install ssh on the HP-UX server - then install a ssh client (putty.exe) on the Windows machine.

Then run it like:

putty.exe -ssh prgmr@hpuxhost -pw password -m /home/prgmr/script

Rgds...Geoff

BTW: putty is here:
http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/download.html