[rancid] end of run not found

[Wayne Eisenberg]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: heasley [mailto:heas at shrubbery.net]
> Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2018 12:06 PM
> To: Wayne Eisenberg <Wayne.Eisenberg at CarolinasIT.com>
> Cc: 'rancid-discuss at shrubbery.net' <rancid-discuss at shrubbery.net>
> Subject: Re: [rancid] end of run not found
> 
> Thu, Dec 13, 2018 at 07:55:29AM +0000, Wayne Eisenberg:
> > Regarding some PowerConnect N2000/3000/4000 series switches, I am
> getting "End of run not found" errors. If I use the smc type that is
> recommended in the rancid.types.base file, I have the added pleasure of
> getting "missed cmd(s): show version, dir, show vlan". Trying cisco as a type
> doesn't change the 'end of run' error, although I don't miss any commands.
> Trying my powerconnect type that I made earlier also results in 'end of run
> not found'.
> >
> > Running 'clogin -c"dir,show version,show running-config" switchname'
> works perfectly and returns to the command prompt.
> >
> > How do I troubleshoot 'end of run not found'?
> >
> 
> it means that it did not find the end of the config.  look at the raw output and
> srancid -dl <hostname> for missed command matches.  I suspect that it
> srancid is not recognizing the prompt due to mangled input or unexpected
> characters in the prompt.

How does one look at raw output?