Look for a script upload .txt files from remote sites (PC) to a rp5470 server

[ajk_5]

Dear all,

Could you tell me how to write a unix script which upload .txt files from remote sites (PC workstation) to a directory at rp5470 server?
Thanks very much!



Best Regards
Ajk

[Hoefnix]

What OS are these PC's running and what software do they use to upload these .txt files manual?
Whitout this info, it is not easy to write a script that will work for you.

Regards,
Peter

[Steven E. Protter]

http://hpux.connect.org.uk/hppd/hpux/Networking/FTP/snarf-7.0/

snarf is good for downloads. I Think it can be used for scripted uploads as well.

SEP

[Steven E. Protter]

If its NT/W2K/XP Pro it probably has an ftp server that you can set up. That would let you use snarf to pull the files off the PC or use a standard ftp script to put files on the HP box.


#######################
#Start Ftp and get file#
########################
ftp -nv ${SERVER} << FTPEOF > /tmp/temp_log.$$
user ${USERNAME} ${PASSWORD}
#Get file
get $1
quit
FTPEOF

put works just fine too.

SEP

[Karthik S S]

Try this,
for IP in 'list_of_IPs_separated_by_space'
do
ftp -n -v >> 'ftp.log' 2>> 'ftp.log' <open $IP
user username password
cd remote_directory
prompt
mget *.txt
quit
EOF
done

-Karthik S S

[ajk_5]

Dear all,

Those PC workstations will be W2K. Can I not use userid and password in the script to upload files to the unix server? Also, I use DHCP assign IP to the PC workstations. Is it possible to use the PCs' Host Name instead in the script? How can I do that? Thank you!



Best Regards
Ajk

[Karthik S S]

Change the script as,

Try this,
for HOST in 'list_of_hostnames_separated_by_space'
do
ftp -n -v >> 'ftp.log' 2>> 'ftp.log' <open $HOST
user username password
cd remote_directory
prompt
mget *.txt
quit
EOF
done



Why do you need to use User ID / password? Instead use the username and password. Is the username is same across all the NT hosts?? If it is different then you will have problem with this script.

-Karthik S S

[Jan Zalman]

Hi, see the http://lexa.mckenna.edu/sshwindows/
sshd server for Wins. Its possible
to start the connection from unix without the passwd, to do so you have to generate & deploy the sshkey pairs. I experienced with on W2K and WXP sucesfully (hint: UsePrivilegeSeparation no). However, from some reason I don't know the passwordless login (key based autentification) didn't work on Win2003 server. According to docs it should work, but I didn't figure out the solution even after hours of googling. But W2K and XP no problem. Best regards.

[ajk_5]

Hi Karthik S S,

I am kind of confusing... From your script, the username and password is "root" in unix users? So I don't need to care the username and password at the PC workstation?? Would you explain it, please? Thank you very much.



Best Regards
Ajk

[Karthik S S]

Hi AJK,

Well let me put it this way,

What you need is to download some *.txt file from remote Windows PCs running ftp to a directory in your rp5470 server right?. So first login to the RP5470 server using some user name / password (root user in your case. May be you can create a directory using,

mkdir /textfiles

cd /textfiles

vi myscript
(copy and paste the script that I have posted. Change the following line,

user username password

to

user username_of_the_windows_PC password_of the_windows_PC

and finally save the file )

chmod +x myscript

./myscript


I hope the things are clear now ...

-Karthik S S

(Here I assume that the username/password are same for all the windows PCs).

[Geoff Wild]

Another way to accomplish this is with Samba:

http://software.hp.com/portal/swdepot/displayProductInfo.do?productNumber=B8725AA

Create a share on your HP-UX box, and map a drive from your W2K clients to it. Then from the W2K boxes, save the .txt files to that share. You could even create a simple bat job on the W2K boxes to copy or move the files if you like - better to just place them in the share from the start...

Rgds...Geoff

[ajk_5]

Karthik S S,

I did follow your steps creating the script, but it was not working. When I look at the ftp.log, it shows:

ftp: cpu1212: Unknown host
Not connected.
Not connected.
Interactive mode off.


Did I do something wrong? Thanks.



Best Regards
Ajk

[ajk_5]

Here is the script I write:



for HOST in 'cpu1212'
do
ftp -n -v >> 'ftp.log' 2>> 'ftp.log' <open $HOST
user isajk xxx
cd \test
prompt
mget *.txt
quit
EOF
done



Best Regards
Ajk

[ajk_5]

Dear all,

Could you help me to solve the problem, please? Thanks a lot!



Best Regards
Ajk

[Hoefnix]

Is the cpu1212 the file that contains the hosts that you like to connect to with FTP?

Then it should be like this:
for HOST in 'cat /path-to-file/cpu1212'
do
ftp -n -v >> 'ftp.log' 2>> 'ftp.log' <open $HOST
user isajk xxx
cd \test
prompt
mget *.txt
quit
EOF
done

The hosts in the file, must be resolvebale by the system. (check before starting the script with ping or nslookup)

Regards,
Peter

[ajk_5]

Hi!

My script is shown as the following:

for HOST in 'cat /home/hostfile'
do
ftp -n -v >> 'ftp.log' 2>> 'ftp.log' <open $HOST
user isajk xxxxxx
cd \test
prompt
mget *.txt
quit
EOF
done


And the hostfile contains the host name 'cpu1212' only.

When I run the script, nothing happens and I see the ftp.log:

cat: bad port number-- /home/hostfile
usage: open host-name [port]
Not connected.
Not connected.
Interactive mode off.
Not connected.


What should I do?? Any help?

[Hoefnix]

user the quotes ` in stead of '
for HOST in `at /home/hostfile`

Then it should work.
Regards,
Peter

Sorry that I missed this one in the previous post.

[Hoefnix]

a typo :
for HOST in `cat /home/hostfile`

[ajk_5]

Hi,

I just feel frustrated as the ftp.log is shown:


ftp: connect: Connection refused
Not connected.
Not connected.
Interactive mode off.
Not connected.


Did I do something wrong??

[Hoefnix]

are you able to logon manually? Using the same hostname, username and password?

This should result in the same error.
Is the FTP deamon running on the remote host where FTP is trying to connect?

Regards,
Peter

[ajk_5]

Hi,

I did type the username and password for PC workstation in the script correctly. Actually, the server is at the remote site now, not in my office. Also, the PC workstation will be at ANOTHER remote site. What should I do in this case? Thanks very much.



Best Regards
Ajk

[Hoefnix]

What I meant was, are you able to logon with FTP without using the script. Not to test the username/password , but to see if the FTP server at the remote site (to wich you try to connect to) is running.
Because you get a connection refused, it most of the times when there is no FTP server running.

First test it manual, if thats working your script will be able to do the same trick for you.

Regards,
Peter

[T G Manikandan]

ftp connection refused tells like any restrictions for the client connections given on the server.

check whether you can do a ftp from the command line without using the script.

Also do attach the contents of hostfile

[ajk_5]

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[ajk_5]

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