tftp config problems

[Steve Carter]

Awesome, works perfectly, thank you ... I'm so behind the times ... pretty 
sure ';' used to work ... :)

* David LaPorte said:
> try using "\n", eg:
> 
> $ /usr/local/libexec/rancid/clogin -c "conf
> n\nhost\n199.199.199.199\nswitch-confg\n;wr" switch
> 
> Steve Carter wrote:
> > I have a config file on a TFTP server that I want to upload into the 
> > running config on a Cisco Cat5 running IOS:
> > 
> > switch#sh ver
> > Cisco Internetwork Operating System Software IOS (tm) C3750 Software 
> > (C3750-I9-M), Version 12.1(19)EA1c, RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc2)
> > 
> > but when I run the following command:
> > 
> > $ /usr/local/libexec/rancid/clogin -c 'conf n;host;199.199.199.199;switch-confg;;wr' switch
> > switch
> > spawn telnet switch
> > Trying 199.199.199.198...
> > Connected to switch
> > Escape character is '^]'.
> > 
> > Username: scarter
> > Password:
> > 
> > switch#
> > switch#term length 0
> > switch#conf n
> > 
> > 
> > Error: TIMEOUT reached
> > $
> > 
> > obviously, I can paste the commands in my config file and I can manually 
> > run the 'conf n' commands at the switch prompt.  I want to do this so I 
> > can update a large number of devices by embedding these commands into a 
> > shell script.
> > 
> > Any ideas?
> > 
> > -Steve
> 
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> David LaPorte, CISSP, CCNP
> Security Manager, Network and Server Systems
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