Hi, I am using sftp to connect to a remote machince (from my unix machine) and placing some files over there.I need to automate this process with a shell script.I am using KShell. Currently I am connecting as sftp xxx01@sftp.yyy.com.Then it asks for password where I enter 123 and use "put" to place over there. In one of the posts, I had seen to use a shell script as follows: cd /a ftp -n > ftp.log <<! open ftp.xyz.com user 123456 password put filename Since I do not have a username to enter, how can I modify the script? Also will this ftp command work for me?Please advise. Thanks,

xxx01 on sftp.yyy.com IS your userid So why worry? cheers Wollie

Wollie Thanks for response. Will the same scipt work for sftp? Apart from using keygen, can I hardcode userid & passwd? Thanks, P

Wollie Thanks for response. Will the same scipt work for sftp? Apart from using keygen, can I hardcode userid & passwd? Thanks, P

there is no syntactical difference between ftp and sftp. You can hardcode uid and pw, either with a .netrc - file or in a script. A script version would work like: sftp user@server ...... or: sftp open server user uid password .... ################ but hardcoding uid and password is a security issue (so why SECURE ftp?). If possible generate an rsa key and you don't have to provide uid and password. cheers wollie