[rancid] Re: TP-Link SG5426

[john heasley]

Thu, Feb 18, 2010 at 02:15:13PM +0100, Arnaud Launay:
> Hello,
> 
> I'm wondering if someone include TP-Link SG5426, or others L2
> managed tplink, in rancid...
> 
> AFAIK, it works more or less like ciscos:
> 
> rancid at backup ~ $ ssh admin at tplink.domain.tld
> admin at tplink.domain.tld's password: 
> 
>       CLI session with the TL-SG5426 is opened.
>       To end the CLI session, enter [Exit].
> 
> Vty-0#
> 
> 
> in router db: tplink.domain.tld:cisco:up
> 
> and in .cloginrc:
> add user tplink-*.domain.tld admin
> add password tplink-*.domain.tld {admin} {admin}
> add autoenable tplink-*.domain.tld {1}
> add method tplink-*.domain.tld {ssh}
> 
> 
> I see in tcpdump that they are communicating with each other
> using ssh, so it's probably logged in...
> 
>  Online Users:
>   Line        Username Idle time (h:m:s) Remote IP addr.
>   ----------- -------- ----------------- ---------------
>   1     SSH 0    admin           0:01:02      192.168.1.1
> 
> yup :)
> 
> And it should work cisco-like:
> Vty-1#show running-config 
> building running-config, please wait...
> !<stackingDB>00</stackingDB>
> !<stackingMac>01_00-12-cf-ab-ab-ab_01</stackingMac>
> [snip]
> 
> 
> Only,
> rancid at backup ~ $ bin/rancid-run -r tplink-g6.nocworld.net
> 
> Returns after some time, and sends me a mail saying it timeout-ed...
> Config file on backup is empty. Created, but empty.
> 
> I don't have a clue how to get more debug infos ?

its likely that rancid didnt find the end of the config, or possible.
try clogin (or other login scripts) with -c 'command;other command;...'.
use the one that works properly in a new rancid script for this device.