[rancid] clogin with command file - special signs

[Chris Gauthier]

>From: rancid-discuss-bounces at shrubbery.net [mailto:rancid-discuss-bounces at shrubbery.net] On Behalf Of alligator94
>Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2012 8:21 AM
>To: rancid-discuss at shrubbery.net
>Subject: [rancid] clogin with command file - special signs
>
>Dear all,
>
>I would like to use the command "clogin -x file.txt  device-name" to add a snmp configuration in a lot of cisco devices. The community string includes the characters   !@$ and the clogin command is rejected.
>I also have tried to use the -c option and to quote the commands, but I get the same error message
>
>ex : 
>clogin -x "conf t ; snmp-server community rrr!@$ooo RW my_acl; end; wr; q" device_name
>
>I get the message :
>
>-su !@$ooo event not found 
>
>
>Is there a workaround ?
>
>Thanks
>Gilles
>

I believe you can escape those characters or put them inside a single-quote to make it a more literal translation.  I have given examples of both below.  I think that option 1 will probably work better, but don't hold me to that.

1) clogin -x "conf t ; snmp-server community rrr\!\@\$ooo RW my_acl; end; wr; q" device_name
2) clogin -x 'conf t ; snmp-server community rrr!@$ooo RW my_acl; end; wr; q' device_name

Chris

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