Re: Automate PuTTY via batch and execute the ERRLOG command

[Jim Oberholtzer <midrangel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Assuming the ERRLOG exists, where is it?  I’m guessing it’s a path issue or you’ll need to specify the location of the file manually, like (example only:). /tmp/etc/ERRLOG. 
--
Jim Oberholtzer
Agile Technology Architects




> On Mar 12, 2024, at 9:10 AM, Dan <dan27649@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Thanks Evan.  -batch took care of the "press Return... " prompt.
>
> Still dealing with:
> > rksh: ERRLOG:  not found.
>
> I discovered that entering anything other than all lowercase in the
> terminal causes the same "not found" error.  So I changed my
> ErrlogCommands.txt file so that "ERRLOG" is now "errlog".  But I'm still
> getting the error:
> > rksh: errlog:  not found.
>
> - Dan
>
> On Tue, Mar 12, 2024 at 7:57 AM Evan Harris <auctionitis@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > 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
> >
> > Regards
> > Evan Harris
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