Re: Copy files from Unix box to IFS (Buzz Fenner) -- MIDRANGE-L

Hi, Buzz

For these purposes, Linux and Unix are one and the same.

A few things to try:

1. Once logged into the ftp server, try the pwd command, it'll tell which directory you are in. Stands for present working directory.

2. Try the ls command--you may see a line such as

drwxrwxrwx 2 VERN 0 8192 Apr 14 10:02 syan-co-uk

The 'd' at the start means a directory, the next 9 characters are the authorizations (r=read, w=write, x=execute). The first triple is for the owner, the second for something called a group--not exactly the same as group profiles on iSeries--the third is for public rights.

If you are not logged in as the user called root (like QSECOFR), you may not have rights to what you want to see.

BTW, put a ? on the command line of the ftp session and look at client subcommands. You'll learn quite a bit.

HTH

Vern

At 09:32 AM 9/29/2003 -0500, you wrote:

from: Vern Hamberg <vhamberg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
subject: Re: Copy files from Unix box to IFS

Vern Hamberg wrote:

That's what I thought you said. What interface DO you have to the
appliance? Web browser? Telnet?

Does it possibly have a FTP server? You can find out by executing

ftp xx.xx.xx.xx

where xx.xx.xx.xx is the IP address of the appliance. You DO need a user ID
and password, probably. You don't really to know Unix to user ftp.

If there is a telnet or browser interface, can you add scripts? Is there
the abiblity to schedule things, with at or cron, maybe?

Vern,

Yes, the appliance has an FTP server and I've been able to FTP into it (from
a 5250 session).  Once there, trying to navigate to the mail archive folder
(using the 'cd' command) has been unsuccessful.  So, I'm in touch with the
manufacturer about that.  Using the web browser gets you to the
administrator functions; other than that, it's locked down.  A rep from the
company that sold us the box says its running Linux; I have no exposure to
linux and very limited exposure to unix so that's why I've wanted a solution
to run from the AS/400.

Buzz Fenner
Systems Analyst/Network Administrator
Phone: 870.930.3374
Fax: 870.930.3376
bfenner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx