[rancid] Rancid submits random characters after logon - causes config read failure

[Jon Lewis]

On Fri, 12 Sep 2014, Neil Arnold wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I've got an issue with 3 HP Procurve switches. All are running a recent
> firmware version. The problem is that no config is being pulled from 3 HP
> switches. in my network, the others give up their config just fine. I've
> discovered the reason but I'm unsure of how to fix it.
> The issue is caused because rancid is issuing the following command to the
> switch after it logs on: ^[[46;148R
>
> I can see this by running /bin/clogin 10.100.20.149 and seeing that I get
> dropped to the following:
>
> HP_SWITCH_1# ^[[46;148R
> HP_SWITCH_1#
>
> So Rancid is issuing the manager username and password and then issuing
> ^[[46;148R which the switch doesn't understand, Rancid, having not received

I have similar problems with clogin and arista gear.  In this case, it's 
solved by clearing the TERM environment variable before running clogin.

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