Re: Automate PuTTY via batch and execute the ERRLOG command

[Evan Harris <auctionitis@xxxxxxxxx>]

try the -batch keyword on plink to get past the "press Return... " prompt

-batch disable all interactive prompts
https://the.earth.li/~sgtatham/putty/0.58/htmldoc/Chapter7.html


On Tue, Mar 12, 2024 at 6:07 PM Dan <dan27649@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> I am brand new to PuTTY. I am trying to automate retrieving ERRLOG data via
> batch.  FWIW, I installed “Simon Tatham Putty .76” on Windows 10 and am
> using the Windows command line.   Here’s where I’m at so far:
>
>
>
> putty.exe -ssh user@SERVER -pw TheActualPassword
>
> ^ This brings up the terminal with the user successfully logged in:
>
> Using username "user".
>
> Last unsuccessful login: Tue Dec 26 11:26:13 EST 2023 on ssh from
> 111.15.171.117
>
> Last login: Mon Mar 11 23:23:59 EDT 2024 on ssh from 111.15.171.117
>
> $
>
>
>
> I type in ERRLOG, press Enter, get:
>
> IDENTIFIER TIMESTAMP  T C RESOURCE_NAME  DESCRIPTION
>
> 60D73419   0305122424 I S vnicserver0    VNIC Client Login
>
> <and several more lines>
>
> $
>
>
>
> I reviewed the documentation and discover command line options, such as -m,
> which tells PuTTY to “read a remote command or script from a file”.  I
> created a test file named ErrlogCommands.txt, and there is one line:
>
> ERRLOG
>
>
>
> Now, I try:
>
> putty.exe -ssh user@SERVER -pw TheActualPassword -m ErrlogCommands.txt
>
>
>
> The terminal literally flashes on and then off.  It took me several tries,
> but I was able to capture it before it disappeared:
>
> Using username “user”
>
> rksh: ERRLOG:  not found.
>
>
>
> I also tried:
>
> putty.exe -ssh user@SERVER -pw TheActualPassword -m ErrlogCommands.txt >
> a.txt
>
> but this simply created an empty file named a.txt.
>
>
>
> PLINK looked interesting, so I tried
>
> PLINK.exe -ssh user@SERVER -pw TheActualPassword -m ErrlogCommands.txt
>
> No terminal popped up, but the command line had this response:
>
> Access granted. Press Return to begin session.  (I pressed Enter here, then
> got:)
>
> rksh: ERRLOG:  not found.
>
>
>
> What am I missing?  Does the ErrlogCommands.txt file require control
> characters of some sort?
>
>
>
> - Dan
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