Re: [Expectperl-discuss] New Script

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=3E I have a first perl/expect script attempt going=2E  I have the main
=3E structure and loop set up=2E  It=27s working fine=2E  I=27m trying to=
 ssh =

=3E to a remote server to execute a command=2E  I then want to funnel
=3E the output back to an array=2E
=3E =

=3E Does anyone have anything similar I can take apart and learn from=3F =

=3E A couple of the problems I=27m hitting=2E  How do I turn off echo fro=
m my
=3E spawn commands=3F  How do I shove my output back into my array=3F  I=27=
m not
=3E seeing a method for this=2E

First=2C have you noted the following two FAQs=3F

  I want to automate password entry for su/ssh/scp/rsh/=2E=2E=2E

    You shouldn=27t use Expect for this=2E  Putting passwords=2C
    especially root passwords=2C into scripts in clear text can
    mean severe security problems=2E  I strongly recommend using
    other means=2E  For =27su=27=2C consider switching to =27sudo=27=2C w=
hich
    gives you root access on a per-command and per-user basis
    without the need to enter passwords=2E  =27ssh=27/=27scp=27 can be se=
t
    up with RSA authentication without passwords=2E  =27rsh=27 can use
    the =2Erhost mechanism=2C but I=27d strongly suggest to switch to
    =27ssh=27=3B to mention =27rsh=27 and =27security=27 in the same sent=
ence
    makes an oxymoron=2E
     It will work for =27telnet=27=2C though=2C and there are valid uses
    for it=2C but you still might want to consider using =27ssh=27=2C as
    keeping cleartext passwords around is very insecure=2E

  I want to use Expect to automate =5Banything with a buzzword=5D=2E=2E=2E=


    Are you sure there is no other=2C easier way=3F  As a rule of
    thumb=2C Expect is useful for automating things that expect to
    talk to a human=2C where no formal standard applies=2E  For
    other tasks that do follow a well-defined protocol=2C there
    are often better-suited modules that already can handle
    those protocols=2E  Don=27t try to do HTTP requests by spawning
    telnet to port 80=2C use LWP instead=2E  To automate FTP=2C take a
    look at the Net=3A=3AFTP manpage or =22ncftp=22
    (http=3A//www=2Encftp=2Eorg)=2E  You don=27t use a screwdriver to
    hammer in your nails either=2C or do you=3F


So=2C how about using =27=24output =3D qx(ssh =24host =24command)=27=3F

The Expect manpage contains a source example how to automate telnet =

login=2C which might be of interest=2E  See also the entry for =27log=5Ff=
ile=27=2E  =

Apart from that=2C how about matching line for line and stuffing that =

into an array=3F  E=2Eg=2E

=24exp-=3Eexpect(=24timeout=2C =5B qr/=2E*=5Cn/ =3D=3E sub =7B my =24self=
 =3D shift=3B push =

=40array=2C =24self-=3Ematch()=3B exp=5Fcontinue=3B =7D =5D)=3B

Hope this helps=2C

Roland
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