Re: How to set up CPAN shell

At the command prompt, as root, type perl -MCPAN -e shell. If you have never run CPAN.pm before you will be prompted for configuration information. The defaults are usually good. That will do CPAN installations system-wide. If you're dissatisfied with the configuration, the CPAN shell command o conf init will let you try again.

If you can't be root or you want a playground for testing, you'll want a private CPAN setup for your home directory. I gave detailed instructions for setting that up in Re: Personal library with CPAN.

Once in the shell, the '?' command will give a command summary,

After Compline,
Zaxo

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Re^2: How to set up CPAN shell by Nalina (Monk) on Jun 10, 2004 at 07:00 UTC
Thanks for ur reply It works fine. I downloaded Net::SSH::Perl module after entering to shell with 'get Net::SSH::Perl' command. But how do i install it now? I tried perl makefile.pl, but perl command is not getting recognised in the shell. What do I do now? Nalina	[reply]
Re^3: How to set up CPAN shell by Zaxo (Archbishop) on Jun 10, 2004 at 07:07 UTC
In the CPAN shell: `cpan> install Net::SSH::Perl` Like I said, the ? command gives a summary for using the shell, and `perldoc CPAN` has everything about it. After Compline, Zaxo	[reply] [d/l]
Re^4: How to set up CPAN shell by Anonymous Monk on Jun 10, 2004 at 11:15 UTC
Yes, it works fine! I had selected wrong cipher, how do I change it now? Nalina	[reply]
Re^3: How to set up CPAN shell by fluxion (Monk) on Jun 10, 2004 at 07:12 UTC
You can access the source tree through a normal shell by looking in `~/.cpan/build` and installing from there. A more convenient way to do it is to type `install Net::SSH::Perl` at the cpan shell, which will download and install automatically. Roses are red, violets are blue. All my base, are belong to you.	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re^4: How to set up CPAN shell by Anonymous Monk on Jun 10, 2004 at 12:29 UTC
Yes, it works out fine! I have other problem my script to access firewall is as follows use Net::SSH::Perl; $host="ip"; $username = "username"; $pass = "password"; $ssh=Net::SSH::Perl->new($host, debug=>1, cipher=>'DES', port =>22); $ssh->login($username, $pass); my(@arra) = $ssh->cmd("?"); print "output: $arra\n"; When I execute this script, I could log in successfully but could not enter interactive session. I want to execute 'sh access_list access_list_name' command. But how do I enable authentication after logging in? Thanks & Regards Nalina	[reply]