Automate SFTP

[Vibhor]

Hi all,

I want to automate SFTP to one of our managed node as FTP ports are not open for the same.

Please provide me a script if someone has done the same.

Cheers:)

[Karl Rohwedder]

Vibhor,

you must use the -B option to specify a file, which contains the commands to use, e.g.

$ sftp "-B" a.bat ! pls. note the "" to force uppercase

where A.BAT may contain e.g.:
open -l node
ls

If A.BAT is not STMLF, SFTP converts it on the fly (at least under TCPIP V5.6).

regards Kalle

[Steve-Thompson]

Hi Vibhor

I havent used SFTP yet but I would imagine it's very similar in it's use to regular FTP.

A simple FTP example :---

script.com ....
--------------
$!
$ sftp name-sftp-server
username
password
dir
put some-file
dir
bye
$!
----------------
According to the book you can use...
$ sftp -B file-with-sftp-commands.com user@node

You put the ftp commands in the "file" indicated by "-B"

I found this in the "TCPIP Services for OpenVMS GUIDE TO SSH"

[Richard Whalen · Accepted solution]

To automate, or use SFTP in batch mode, you must set up either public key (preferred) or host based authentication. SSH (which SFTP uses as a transport) does not accept passwords when used in batch mode because of the potential of the command file being read and the password being obtained by people that should not have it.

Public key and host based authentication require placing files containing public keys in the correct places and setting up other control files to point to them. The manuals show this information and it has been discussed here before.

[Volker Halle]

Vibhor,

please see my previous thread about setting up SFTP on OpenVMS:

http://forums1.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?threadId=985928

Hope this helps,

Volker.

[Vibhor]

Thanks guys,
Yes I did see the solutions provided earlier.
This should work.

Cheers:)
vibhor