chipchidster:

I've not used any of those modules, but the error messages you listed indicate that the SSH system needs a user ID/password and can't get it. Since the Net::SFTP::Foreign module's new method accepts the user ID and password, perhaps it would work if you pass your credentials in at that time. If you'd rather not use the password authentication method, maybe you can configure it to *not* try to use it, as that's where it's failing for you.

...roboticus

When your only tool is a hammer, all problems look like your thumb.

Net::SFTP::Foreign (yes i know it's being depricated)

Before replying to your question let me clarify that Net::SFTP::Foreign is NOT being deprecated!!!

Now, can you show us your script, otherwise it is difficult to know what you are doing wrong.

Also, activate Net::SFTP::Foreign debugging inserting the following line at the beginning of your script:

$Net::SFTP::Foreign::debug = -1;
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Yes, sorry - schoolboy error not to have posted the script code. So, amendments made to add the debug flag, the offending call is:

    # use the STEP param specified SFTP port
    printlog( "Opening an SFTP connection to $FTPaddress at port($SFTP
+PORT)");    
    $ftp = Net::SFTP::Foreign->new($FTPaddress,
                                   user     => $FTPuser,
                                   password => $FTPpasswd,
                                   port     => $SFTPPORT,
                                   debug    => $debug,
                                   more     => [qw(-v -o PreferredAuth
+entications=password)]
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The output of the log is:

20120503 12:23:50 Step [50]: 
The old API for Net::SFTP::Foreign inherited from Net::SFTP is being o
+bsoleted. Use Net::SFTP::Foreign::Compat for a package offering a mos
+tly compatible API or upgrade to the development version of this pack
+age and use the new and much improved API. at ********.pl line 252
20120503 12:23:51 SFTP: Will attempt to send (0) files to customer(man
+age02.bds.tv) as user(proadmin),
20120503 12:23:51 SFTP: Opening an SFTP connection to ******** at port
+(22)
sftp: Sending SSH2_FXP_INIT
OpenSSH_4.3p2, OpenSSL 0.9.8e-fips-rhel5 01 Jul 2008
debug1: Reading configuration data /etc/ssh/ssh_config
debug1: Applying options for *
debug1: Connecting to ******** [*******] port 22.
debug1: Connection established.
debug1: identity file /home/probatch/.ssh/identity type -1
debug1: identity file /home/probatch/.ssh/id_rsa type 1
debug1: identity file /home/probatch/.ssh/id_dsa type 2
debug1: loaded 3 keys
debug1: Remote protocol version 2.0, remote software version OpenSSH_5
+.3
debug1: match: OpenSSH_5.3 pat OpenSSH*
debug1: Enabling compatibility mode for protocol 2.0
debug1: Local version string SSH-2.0-OpenSSH_4.3
debug1: SSH2_MSG_KEXINIT sent
debug1: SSH2_MSG_KEXINIT received
debug1: kex: server->client aes128-cbc hmac-md5 none
debug1: kex: client->server aes128-cbc hmac-md5 none
debug1: SSH2_MSG_KEX_DH_GEX_REQUEST(1024<1024<8192) sent
debug1: expecting SSH2_MSG_KEX_DH_GEX_GROUP
debug1: SSH2_MSG_KEX_DH_GEX_INIT sent
debug1: expecting SSH2_MSG_KEX_DH_GEX_REPLY
debug1: Host '********' is known and matches the RSA host key.
debug1: Found key in /home/probatch/.ssh/known_hosts:33
debug1: ssh_rsa_verify: signature correct
debug1: SSH2_MSG_NEWKEYS sent
debug1: expecting SSH2_MSG_NEWKEYS
debug1: SSH2_MSG_NEWKEYS received
debug1: SSH2_MSG_SERVICE_REQUEST sent
debug1: SSH2_MSG_SERVICE_ACCEPT received
debug1: Authentications that can continue: publickey,gssapi-keyex,gssa
+pi-with-mic,password
debug1: Next authentication method: password
debug1: read_passphrase: can't open /dev/tty: No such device or addres
+s
debug1: Authentications that can continue: publickey,gssapi-keyex,gssa
+pi-with-mic,password
Permission denied, please try again.
debug1: read_passphrase: can't open /dev/tty: No such device or addres
+s
debug1: Authentications that can continue: publickey,gssapi-keyex,gssa
+pi-with-mic,password
Permission denied, please try again.
debug1: read_passphrase: can't open /dev/tty: No such device or addres
+s
debug1: Authentications that can continue: publickey,gssapi-keyex,gssa
+pi-with-mic,password
debug1: No more authentication methods to try.
Permission denied (publickey,gssapi-keyex,gssapi-with-mic,password).
reading from ssh pipe failed () at *****.pl line 252
20120503 12:23:51 Step [50] complete.
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As you can see from the warning at the top - that is why i assumed that Net::SFTP::Foreign was being depricated

Whoa, you are using a version of Net::SFTP::Foreign on the 0.xx series that I stopped maintaining six years ago!!!

Just install a recent version of the module.

Use Net::SSH2 . It does sftp as an internal method. See A little demo for Net::SSH2