Questions tagged [expect]
Expect is a utility based on TCL. It's primary use is for building automation into interactive environments such as telnet or ssh based terminal environments. It provides the ability to enter commands on a command line and interpret the output.
61
questions
2
votes
2
answers
12k
views
couldn't execute "mysql": no such file or directory, using autoexpect
I have the following file: exp.exp
#!/usr/bin/expect
db_host='localhost'
db_name='webui_dev'
db_user='root'
db_pass='rootpass'
new_db_name='db_2011'
expect <<EOF
log_user 0
spawn mysql -h ...
0
votes
1
answer
996
views
Expect not working using -c arguments
So I have an expect script like this that works:
#!/usr/bin/expect
spawn scp [email protected]:* .
expect {
password: {send "mypassword"; exp_continue}
}
Based on the man page for expect, I think I ...
1
vote
1
answer
2k
views
Expect and sudo timeout
I have a main shell script that prompts the user for his password. I then would like to call an expect script while passing the password to it. This expect script will run 3 sudo commands.
I know the ...
- 325
2
votes
2
answers
2k
views
Bash/expect script to log in via ssh and port knocking. SSH Keys not possible
My login server is behind a firewall that uses port knocking to allow entry.
The login-flow is
Enter in port knocking command. This requires my external IP to be entered.
When prompted, enter in my ...
- 143
0
votes
3
answers
16k
views
how to run a local script in remote server using expect and bash script
I want to make a script that will connect to a server and do some CRUD operation on the server and again return to local. I do not want to upload the script to server..
I have made a script that ...
- 121
14
votes
1
answer
121k
views
What is the meaning of the "spawn" command in Linux (Centos6)
I need to know how to set up a cron job that automatically connects to a remote server, then changes to a directory and downloads all the files in that directory to local.
I think I have to use SFTP ...
- 243
0
votes
1
answer
6k
views
Auto log in SSH using expect
I wrote a script to auto login into a remote server. The login data is stored in a database.
/usr/bin/expect <<EOD
spawn ssh -oStrictHostKeyChecking=no -oCheckHostIP=no $SSHUser@$SSHHost
...
- 882
2
votes
2
answers
9k
views
Installation of Expect on Windows 7 64-bit fails with "not found in the archives"
Downloaded ActiveTcl from http://www.activestate.com/activetcl/downloads/
Installed ActiveTcl at c:/Tcl/
Go to Bin directory in command prompt (Start > Run > cmd > cd c:\Tcl\bin)
To install Expect, I ...
Master James
0
votes
1
answer
3k
views
SSH + Sudo + Expect in Bash script: Run command with sudo in remote machine
I am trying to automate the deploy of some .deb packages with an script. I want to execute sudo dpkg -i $myDeb.deb in a list of remote machines I can access with ssh.
I've tried to automate the ...
- 117
1
vote
1
answer
2k
views
Why doesn't redirect work for scp password input?
I want to copy from remote box with scp, while the fact that each time I have to re-enter password is annoying. So I store my password in plain text and expect the following code should work
scp -...
0
votes
1
answer
5k
views
Expect script inside bash script optional statement
Using: CentOS 6.2 BASH shell
My script is something along the lines of
#!/bin/bash
INSTALL_PATH="Enter install path"
CR="\n"
/bin/su root -c "/usr/bin/expect << EOF
spawn name.run
expect $...
- 265
0
votes
3
answers
4k
views
Linux spawn, expect, send
The following code isn't working, but what I want to do is answer "n" whenever YUM asks whether I want to install the software or not. Thanks
#!/usr/bin/expect -f
spawn yum install emacs
expect "Is ...
1
vote
1
answer
2k
views
Problems automating sftp with expect
I'm trying to automate data transfer using sftp.
I have a hacky expect script that grabs the data file. Unfortunately, partway through transfer the file is unexpectedly truncated. When I tried ...
- 113
5
votes
3
answers
11k
views
How to by-pass user interactions in a script?
I am trying to automate the installation of a program through a shell script. There are a few steps which require user interaction from the command line (confirmation, yes/no, etc.). What is the best ...
- 53
1
vote
1
answer
566
views
Can the expect utility handle a case where the process it spawns also spawns a sub process?
I'm trying to use expect to handle rsync over an ssh shell, but it gets stuck.
If I run my rsync command it works (simplified here): It prompts me for my password and copies files to the server:
...
- 1,612