PuTTY only executing the first command in a script specified by -m

Question

I try to do a automatic backup of our Avocent Console server.

Content of backup.cmd:

putty.exe -ssh root@acs01.NULL.local -pw secretpw -m acs01.txt

Content of acs01.txt:

cli
cd system_tools/
save_configuration
set ip_address=10.0.0.1
set path_and_filename=/avocent/acs01
set username=ftpacs01
set password=anothersecretpw
save
finish
exit
exit

All works fine, but I have one problem. PuTTY comes only to execute the command cli, all other commands are not executed.

Is it possible to do a short break after each command?

Or is it because the cli is a separate interface in the Avocent?

Thank you

Answer 1

If the cli starts a "new shell", the master shell waits for it to exit and never runs your other commands.

Though, you apparently want to run your commands within the cli shell, not after it (maybe except the second exit, which probably should exit the master shell).

For that you have to use an appropriate syntax of your system or an appropriate command-line parameter of cli. You server seems to be some proprietary system, so I do not know the correct syntax. Neither I've found any appropriate command-line parameter of cli in documentation I've found on-line.

On Linux system a generic solution would be:

cli <<EOF
cd system_tools/
save_configuration
set ip_address=10.0.0.1
set path_and_filename=/avocent/acs01
set username=ftpacs01
set password=anothersecretpw
save
finish
exit
EOF
exit

Answer 2

thanks to all for reply & help. After all, i found a solution. The avocent console server contains 2 alternative commands. Wich do exactly what i need.

saveconf --help restoreconf --help

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thx + best regards schtebo