I need to transfer a file from my linux server to a FTP server.
My shell script is :
#! /bin/ksh
HOST='my_ip'
USER='userid'
PASSWD='password'
FILE='file.txt'
DIREC='/eir_log'
ftp -in $HOST << EOMYF
user $USER $PASSWD
binary
mkdir $DIREC
cd $DIREC
pwd
quit
EOMYF
pretty simple code. but the problem is though I am logging in the FTP server fine, but its not allowing me to create a new directory in the FTP server. At first i thought some error with my script, but even individually if i run a mkdir in the ftp server its showing create directory failed.
Can somebody let me know the possible error, or if any eror in my code that i am missing out on.The pwd is working fine though, which means there is no problem loging in the ftp site through script.
Thanks in advance for your help
Have a look at expect
Something to get you started
#!/usr/bin/expect
set timeout 120
spawn ftp 192.168.0.210
expect "Name"
send "root\r"
expect "Password:"
send "pass\r"
expect "ftp> "
send "bye\r"
Probably lftp ( ftp scripting client ) will be something you need ( look among your distro's packages ). Error creating directories is probably related to permissions of the dir inside which you try to create it.
http://lftp.yar.ru/desc.html
Have you tried using SCP (Secure Copy)?
scp -r /dir/to/"file.txt" username@hostname
*if you're in the directory of the file/folder you wish to send then you don't need to define the complete filepath
Have a look at this article if you want to scp without having to enter your password. http://www.thegeekstuff.com/2008/06/perform-ssh-and-scp-without-entering-password-on-openssh/
If you are root or have admin privileges then you shouldn't need to sudo your way into making a directory. It will be best to run remote commands without sudo just in case a malicious code piggybacks your script
