Expect Command with for loop in Shell script

[Samitbaghla]

Hi All

I want to expect command with for loop in shell script.
I have list of server IP's in file and i want to auto login to all and run the scripts one by one on all servers till the lis is finished.

Please suggest the script for the same.

Thanks
Samit

[Miven]

What is:

Expect Command?

Give example please.

[Samitbaghla]

Miven

Below is the example of expect command
#!/usr/bin/expect
set timeout 20

#set ip [lindex $argv 0]

#set user [lindex $argv 1]

#set password [lindex $argv 2]
set user root
set ip garlic
set password l00nie
spawn ssh "$user\@$ip"

expect "Password:"

send "$password\r";

interact

above is to expect password of single IP

but i need it for multiple IP's


For that i need to use for loop, which i am not able to do.

Please suggest the expect with for loop

[cnamejj]

I strongly suggest you use "ssh" instead since then you don't need "expect" at all. It's really much simpler and allows you to create easier to understand (and maintain IMO) scripts.

[Samitbaghla]

Hi cnamejj

thanks for suggestion. please send me some example

thanks

[saulius2]

I strongly suggest you use "ssh" instead since then you don't need "expect" at all. It's really much simpler and allows you to create easier to understand (and maintain IMO) scripts.

Some ssh server implementations don't support this. I had to write similar script to log into Ruckus ZoneDirect 1100 wireless controller.

above is to expect password of single IP
but i need it for multiple IP's
For that i need to use for loop, which i am not able to do.
Please suggest the expect with for loop

I don't know the answer but a workaround -- use expect-script from inside of bash-script. Expect-script is able to get cmd-line params, AFAIK.

[tkb2766]

Hi cnamejj

thanks for suggestion. please send me some example

thanks

Here's how I'd do it:

#!/bin/bash
ips=`cat <<EOF
ip1
ip2
ip3
EOF`
username="blahblah"
password="password"
for ip in $ips; do
# use HEREDOC to embed your expect script as below
/usr/bin/expect <<EOF
spawn ssh $ip
# implement all your expect related commands
# between the EOF markers
# reference any variable defined outside the EOF
# markers as you usually do in bash - $varname
EOF

Read more about HEREDOC at Wikipedia.
Hope that makes sense, otherwise ask after you've tried and can't get it to work...

You can even avoid using username and password by configuring your ssh server to accept your public key!

Cheers,
tkb.

[Samitbaghla]

Thanks All its done with some internal pre designed scripts