Re^2: Perl Script to enable Cisco

Thanks for the clarification with /n What I mean by enable command is this... On a Cisco there is a whole subset of commands you can run from privileged mode. To do that you type the command "enable" and then are prompted for a password. Im just not sure how I go about scripting that out.

I tried like this, but it didnt work

###run commands###
 $ssh->cmd("enable theEnablePassword");
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Tried like this too

$ssh->cmd("enable");
$ssh->cmd("theEnablePassword");
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Not sure if I explained that right.

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Re^3: Perl Script to enable Cisco by dasgar (Priest) on Jul 23, 2012 at 18:13 UTC
Since it sounds like you'll need to your script to interactively respond to the remote device, I think that you need to use something like Expect. I personally have never used expect, so I can't offer up more details on how to use expect. Based on my limited knowledge of expect, I believe that it can be used to issue a command, what for a specific response, and then issue another command based on the response received.	[reply]
Re^4: Perl Script to enable Cisco by Null_Route0 (Initiate) on Jul 23, 2012 at 18:17 UTC
Ok I'll give it a try, Im pretty stumped right now. There is actually a module out there that does what I am trying to do called Net::Telnet::Cisco It supports an enable feature specific for Cisco $session->enable("enable_password") This would do the trick but the problem is our Ciscos are running SSH not Telnet so I am using Net::SSH::Perl which does not have the same enable option as N::T::C Is anyone aware of a way I could modify the NTC module to use SSH instead of telent?	[reply]
Re^3: Perl Script to enable Cisco by aitap (Curate) on Jul 23, 2012 at 17:33 UTC
What do these commands return? I mean, what if you try to `say $ssh->cmd("enable theEnablePassword");`? Sorry if my advice was wrong.	[reply] [d/l]
Re^4: Perl Script to enable Cisco by Null_Route0 (Initiate) on Jul 23, 2012 at 18:05 UTC
Heres the outout I get when I run the script, I tried adding the say but it produced the same results. Layer-2 Switch Line has invalid autocommand "show running-config" In order for me to execute the show run config I need to get the box into enabled mode. I copied the sequences below from the CLI of me running the commands manually. Hopefully it will help illustrate what I am trying to do. Switch-01>enable <--- Log on to box and type enable Password: <---prompts for password Switch-01#sho run <--- drops into privilege mode where I can run the show run command Building configuration... also I was able to get rid of the newline character by adding chomp ($filename);	[reply]
Re^5: Perl Script to enable Cisco by aitap (Curate) on Jul 23, 2012 at 18:12 UTC
Please, use our HTML-like markup on your posts, especially `<code>...</code>` tag. Note that you can edit your messages anytime. Sorry if my advice was wrong.	[reply] [d/l]