[rancid] Re: How do i downgrade from 2.3.2a9 to 2.3.2a8

Lance Vermilion rancid at gheek.net
Thu Feb 26 17:56:49 UTC 2009 

Rancid is not recognizing the prompt for some reason.

Did this work on a8 or any versions before?

On Thu, Feb 26, 2009 at 10:40 AM, Mina Eskander
<meskander at perimeterwatch.com> wrote:
> [rancid at pwsecLX ~]$ echo $TERM
> network
> [rancid at pwsecLX ~]$ clogin -c "show time" <switch>
> nyswt09a
> spawn telnet <switch>
> Trying <ipadd>
> Connected to <switch>
> Escape character is '^]'.
>
>
> Cisco Systems Console
>
>
> WARNING!!!
> This system is solely for the use of authorized users for official purposes.
> You have no expectation of privacy in its use and to ensure that the system
> is functioning properly, individuals using this computer system are subject
> to having all of their activities monitored and recorded by system
> personnel. Use of this system evidences an express consent to such
> monitoring and agreement that if such monitoring reveals evidence of
> possible abuse or criminal activity, system personnel may provide the results
> of such monitoring to appropriate officials.
>
>
>
> Username: pwatch
>
> Password:
> switch> enable
>
> Enter password:
> switch> (enable)
> switch> (enable) set length 0
> Screen length for this session set to 0.
> switch> (enable) show run
>
> Error: TIMEOUT reached
> [rancid at pwsecLX ~]$ show run
> -bash: show: command not found
> [rancid at pwsecLX ~]$
>
>
> It still times out at the same point even if I try to enter show run
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Lance Vermilion [mailto:rancid at gheek.net]
> Sent: Thursday, February 26, 2009 12:34 PM
> To: Mina Eskander
> Cc: rancid-discuss at shrubbery.net
> Subject: Re: [rancid] Re: How do i downgrade from 2.3.2a9 to 2.3.2a8
>
> now run the
>
> clogin -c "show time" <host>
>
> On Thu, Feb 26, 2009 at 10:32 AM, Mina Eskander
> <meskander at perimeterwatch.com> wrote:
>> [rancid at pwsecLX ~]$ source etc/rancid.conf
>> [rancid at pwsecLX ~]$ echo $TERM
>> network
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Lance Vermilion [mailto:rancid at gheek.net]
>> Sent: Thursday, February 26, 2009 12:30 PM
>> To: Mina Eskander
>> Cc: rancid-discuss at shrubbery.net
>> Subject: Re: [rancid] Re: How do i downgrade from 2.3.2a9 to 2.3.2a8
>>
>> I would guess it is something with how the passed ARGs is being
>> understood. "source <rancid home>/etc/rancid.conf" and do a "echo
>> $TERM" and see what that returns. it should return "network" if you
>> actually loaded the "rancid.conf" file.
>>
>> On Thu, Feb 26, 2009 at 10:18 AM, Mina Eskander
>> <meskander at perimeterwatch.com> wrote:
>>> If I run clogin -c "show time" <switch> it will do the set length 0 and it looks like its waiting for something.
>>> While its waiting I try to type show run, and it just freezes on me and times out.
>>>
>>> If I just do clogin <switch> than I can enter whatever I want and there are no timeouts
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Lance Vermilion [mailto:rancid at gheek.net]
>>> Sent: Thursday, February 26, 2009 12:14 PM
>>> To: Mina Eskander
>>> Cc: rancid-discuss at shrubbery.net
>>> Subject: Re: [rancid] Re: How do i downgrade from 2.3.2a9 to 2.3.2a8
>>>
>>> Mina,
>>>
>>> I am assuming with user interaction it works just fine versus running
>>> the command as a passed in argument.
>>>
>>> John,
>>>
>>> Any idea why it would recognize the prompt enough to send set term
>>> length 0 but not recognize it afterwards?
>>>
>>> On Thu, Feb 26, 2009 at 10:03 AM, Mina Eskander
>>> <meskander at perimeterwatch.com> wrote:
>>>> [rancid at pwsecLX bin]$ clogin -c "show time" <switchname>
>>>> <switchname>
>>>> spawn telnet <switchname>
>>>> Trying <ipadd>...
>>>> Connected to <switchname>.
>>>> Escape character is '^]'.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Cisco Systems Console
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> WARNING!!!
>>>> This system is solely for the use of authorized users for official purposes.
>>>> You have no expectation of privacy in its use and to ensure that the system
>>>> is functioning properly, individuals using this computer system are subject
>>>> to having all of their activities monitored and recorded by system
>>>> personnel. Use of this system evidences an express consent to such
>>>> monitoring and agreement that if such monitoring reveals evidence of
>>>> possible abuse or criminal activity, system personnel may provide the results
>>>> of such monitoring to appropriate officials.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Username: <username>
>>>>
>>>> Password:
>>>> switch> enable
>>>>
>>>> Enter password:
>>>> switch> (enable)
>>>> switch> (enable) set length 0
>>>> Screen length for this session set to 0.
>>>> switch> (enable)
>>>> Error: TIMEOUT reached
>>>> [rancid at pwsecLX bin]$
>>>>
>>>> Mina Eskander
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>>>>
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>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: Lance Vermilion [mailto:rancid at gheek.net]
>>>> Sent: Thursday, February 26, 2009 11:55 AM
>>>> To: Mina Eskander
>>>> Cc: rancid-discuss at shrubbery.net
>>>> Subject: Re: [rancid] Re: How do i downgrade from 2.3.2a9 to 2.3.2a8
>>>>
>>>> You might want to source the conf file in "<rancid
>>>> home>/etc/rancid.conf" to make sure you have all the same environment
>>>> variables when you use clogin by default.
>>>>
>>>> It is timing out for a reason and I am not 100% sure why. I would
>>>> think because it can't recognize the prompt correctly, or maybe you
>>>> have some characters like "#" in your login/banner motd that it is
>>>> seeing.
>>>>
>>>> paste back to the list
>>>>
>>>>  clogin -c "show time" <host>
>>>>
>>>> On Thu, Feb 26, 2009 at 9:38 AM, Mina Eskander
>>>> <meskander at perimeterwatch.com> wrote:
>>>>> I have autoenable set to 0, so rancid has to manually enter the enable password, when I do a clogin <switchname> it logs in and gets into enable mode just fine.
>>>>> But when I run rancid -d <switchname> I get the following output
>>>>>
>>>>> [rancid at pwsecLX bin]$ rancid -d <switchname>
>>>>> executing clogin -t 90 -c"admin show version;show version;show redundancy secondary;show idprom backplane;show install active;admin show env all;show env all;show rsp chassis-info;show gsr chassis;show diag chassis-info;show boot;show bootvar;admin show variables boot;show variables boot;show flash;dir /all nvram:;dir /all bootflash:;dir /all slot0:;dir /all disk0:;dir /all slot1:;dir /all disk1:;dir /all slot2:;dir /all disk2:;dir /all harddisk:;dir /all harddiska:;dir /all harddiskb:;dir /all sup-bootflash:;dir /all sup-microcode:;dir /all slavenvram:;dir /all slavebootflash:;dir /all slaveslot0:;dir /all slavedisk0:;dir /all slaveslot1:;dir /all slavedisk1:;dir /all slaveslot2:;dir /all slavedisk2:;dir /all slavesup-bootflash:;dir /all sec-nvram:;dir /all sec-bootflash:;dir /all sec-slot0:;dir /all sec-disk0:;dir /all sec-slot1:;dir /all sec-disk1:;dir /all sec-slot2:;dir /all sec-disk2:;show controllers;show controllers cbus;show diagbus;admin show diag;show diag;show module;show spe version;show c7200;show inventory raw;show vtp status;show vlan;show vlan-switch;show debug;more system:running-config;show running-config;write term" <switchname>
>>>>> <switchname> clogin error: Error: TIMEOUT reached
>>>>> <switchname> clogin error: Error: TIMEOUT reached
>>>>> <switchname>: missed cmd(s): admin show diag,dir /all slavedisk2:,show rsp chassis-info,dir /all sec-slot2:,show diag,dir /all disk1:,show gsr chassis,dir /all sec-nvram:,show diag chassis-info,dir /all disk2:,dir /all sec-bootflash:,show spe version,dir /all slaveslot2:,dir /all disk0:,show install active,show bootvar,dir /all slaveslot0:,dir /all sec-slot1:,dir /all harddiska:,dir /all slavenvram:,show flash,dir /all sec-disk2:,dir /all slavesup-bootflash:,dir /all sec-disk0:,dir /all harddiskb:,show variables boot,show boot,show inventory raw,dir /all slavedisk1:,show env all,show module,admin show env all,show controllers,admin show version,show diagbus,more system:running-config,dir /all slavedisk0:,show debug,show idprom backplane,dir /all bootflash:,dir /all sec-slot0:,dir /all sec-disk1:,write term,show vtp status,dir /all sup-bootflash:,dir /all slot2:,dir /all harddisk:,dir /all slot0:,dir /all sup-microcode:,show vlan,dir /all slavebootflash:,show controllers cbus,dir /all slaveslot1:,dir /all nvram:,show version,show vlan-switch,admin show variables boot,show redundancy secondary,show running-config,show c7200,dir /all slot1:
>>>>> <switchname>: missed cmd(s): admin show diag,dir /all slavedisk2:,show rsp chassis-info,dir /all sec-slot2:,show diag,dir /all disk1:,show gsr chassis,dir /all sec-nvram:,show diag chassis-info,dir /all disk2:,dir /all sec-bootflash:,show spe version,dir /all slaveslot2:,dir /all disk0:,show install active,show bootvar,dir /all slaveslot0:,dir /all sec-slot1:,dir /all harddiska:,dir /all slavenvram:,show flash,dir /all sec-disk2:,dir /all slavesup-bootflash:,dir /all sec-disk0:,dir /all harddiskb:,show variables boot,show boot,show inventory raw,dir /all slavedisk1:,show env all,show module,admin show env all,show controllers,admin show version,show diagbus,more system:running-config,dir /all slavedisk0:,show debug,show idprom backplane,dir /all bootflash:,dir /all sec-slot0:,dir /all sec-disk1:,write term,show vtp status,dir /all sup-bootflash:,dir /all slot2:,dir /all harddisk:,dir /all slot0:,dir /all sup-microcode:,show vlan,dir /all slavebootflash:,show controllers cbus,dir /all slaveslot1:,dir /all nvram:,show version,show vlan-switch,admin show variables boot,show redundancy secondary,show running-config,show c7200,dir /all slot1:
>>>>> <switchname>: End of run not found
>>>>> <switchname>: End of run not found
>>>>> !
>>>>> [rancid at pwsecLX bin]$
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>> From: Lance Vermilion [mailto:rancid at gheek.net]
>>>>> Sent: Thursday, February 26, 2009 11:30 AM
>>>>> To: Mina Eskander; rancid-discuss at shrubbery.net
>>>>> Subject: Re: [rancid] Re: How do i downgrade from 2.3.2a9 to 2.3.2a8
>>>>>
>>>>> When you login do you start off at the (enable) prompt? If so do you
>>>>> have autoenable 1 in your .cloginrc for that host?
>>>>>
>>>>> On Thu, Feb 26, 2009 at 9:21 AM, Mina Eskander
>>>>> <meskander at perimeterwatch.com> wrote:
>>>>>> The 6509 is running in hybrid mode, the switching modules are running catos 6.4(11) and the routing modules are polling just fine.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> switch> (enable) sh ver
>>>>>> WS-C6509 Software, Version NmpSW: 6.4(11)
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>>> From: rancid-discuss-bounces at shrubbery.net [mailto:rancid-discuss-bounces at shrubbery.net] On Behalf Of Lance Vermilion
>>>>>> Sent: Thursday, February 26, 2009 10:55 AM
>>>>>> To: rancid-discuss at shrubbery.net
>>>>>> Subject: [rancid] Re: How do i downgrade from 2.3.2a9 to 2.3.2a8
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 6509's typically run IOS now not CATOS. Paste back to us the version
>>>>>> of your software that you are running on the 6509s.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Wed, Feb 25, 2009 at 12:09 PM, Mina Eskander
>>>>>> <meskander at perimeterwatch.com> wrote:
>>>>>>> I am having problems contacting my catos switches, I have 2 6509's
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I have the type in my router.db as cat5, and clogin works fine, but when I
>>>>>>> run rancid or cat5rancid it just hangs after getting into enable mode.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I have autoenable set to 0 so it has to enter the enable password.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I read in another post that somebody downgraded to 2.3.2a8 and it works, but
>>>>>>> I need some help downgrading.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I am running
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Linux version 2.6.23.12-52.fc7 (mockbuild at xenbuilder4.fedora.phx.redhat.com)
>>>>>>> (gcc version 4.1.2 20070925 (Red Hat 4.1.2-27))
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Please help
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
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>>>
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