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Ftp to a remote server
Name: div31 Date: November 11, 2002 at 08:55:32 Pacific OS: Unix CPU/Ram: tt
Comment:
Hi I am trying to ftp a file to a remote server. i used the following script:
ftp -n $HOST << endscript quote USER $USER quote PASS $PASS put $FILE quit endscript exit 0
My question is that is there a way by which i can avoid hard coding the user name and password in the script. Any help/ideas would be greatly appreciated.
Name: David Perry Date: November 11, 2002 at 10:23:54 Pacific
Reply:
the ncftp ftp client allows you to store username password information in the .ncftp config file.
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Response Number 2
Name: div31 Date: November 12, 2002 at 05:39:00 Pacific
Reply:
Can you please give me some more info about this config file or guide me as to where can I read more about it.
Thanks a lot.
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Response Number 3
Name: Leigh Date: November 12, 2002 at 14:56:24 Pacific
Reply:
The other option is to use the .netrc file. This is a file that resides in your home directory (with your .login etc) and contains the server name, the userid and password and logs in automatically.
When doing an ftp to a server listed in .netrc, it uses the userid and password in the .netrc file. (The leading . means the file is hidden).
You may want to do a man ftp or man .netrc to get more details.
Cheers Leigh
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Response Number 4
Name: div31 Date: November 13, 2002 at 05:40:37 Pacific
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