[rancid] Re: Using rancid with an unknown switch (patch wanted?)

[john heasley]

Wed, Feb 25, 2009 at 10:08:48AM +0100, jack marrow:
> 2009/2/23 jack marrow <jackmarrow2 at gmail.com>:
> > Hello,
> >
> > I have a collection of switches connected to Fujitsu Siemens hardware.
> > I'm not able to physically inspect them at the moment, but apparently
> > they are Accton switches. The mac address agrees with this.
> >
> > The problem I am having is that the pager can't be disabled (or I
> > can't see how to disable it), and the pager prompt is:
> > ---More---
> >
> > This triggers the timeout, and it rancid fails.
> >
> > Should I fix this by editing rancid, or is there a preferred way?
> >
> > Thanks
> > James
> >
> 
> Should I send a patch against rancid to fix this?

there isnt a script for any fujitsu hardware, so i'm not sure what you'd
be patching.  And, disabling the pager is far preferred, so it'd be worth
spending some time with the manual to be sure it isnt possible.