Re: SSH keys - was: Re: expect - sometimes it runs sometimes it doesn't....

[DrFranken <midrange@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Have you talked to this vendor? You seriously have no idea. :-) :-) 
We're lucky they got this far!!

To directly answer your question, they don't support key exchange. 
UerrID and password only.

The odd part is that it either works flawlessly or appears not to even 
make an attempt.

        - Larry "DrFranken" Bolhuis

www.Frankeni.com
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On 9/7/2016 5:05 PM, Kevin Adler wrote:
> Not to sidetrack the conversation, but is there a reason you're not using
> SSH keys and public-key authentication? Then you don't need to get
> prompted for a password and don't need expect whatsoever.
>
>
> "MIDRANGE-L" <midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote on 09/07/2016
> 02:58:32 PM:
>
> > From: DrFranken <midrange@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Date: 09/07/2016 02:59 PM
> > Subject: expect - sometimes it runs sometimes it doesn't....
> > Sent by: "MIDRANGE-L" <midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >
> > I am utilizing expect on several different servers. On one of them we
> > need to sftp two small files up to a service periodically through the
> > day. When I run the shell script in QSH it will run perfectly. Then I
> > run it again and it does absolutely nothing. It may be many minutes
> > before it will run again. Signing off and back on doesn't consistently
> > fix it either. When submitted to batch it's the same, it may run and may
>
> > not.
> >
> > I am redirecting standard output to a log file (> 'output.log') and when
>
> > it runs correctly everything is in it. When it does not run the file is
> > correctly time stamped but is empty (0 bytes). Even when it's not
> > logging it may fail, in that case if it's interactive QSH simply returns
>
> > to the '$' prompt.
> >
> > IBM i 7.1 with reasonably current PTFs and the latest version of expect
> > from ScottKlement.com.
> >
> > Thoughts??
> >
> >
> > --
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> >          - Larry "DrFranken" Bolhuis
> >
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