--- "D. Bolliger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Derek B. Smith am Freitag, 1. Dezember 2006 20:31: > > --- zentara <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Thu, 30 Nov 2006 13:34:16 -0800 (PST), > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >I need to gather a single filename on hundreds > of > > > >servers ranging in *UX flavors from AIX, HP, > [snip] > > > >I was initially thinking an scp command like so > > > >foreach my $server in (@servers) > > > > scp /etc/passwd /tmp/passwd.$SERVER > > > > > > > >but not all clients have ssh running and other > > > nuances > > > >such as no root ssh sign-in, no ftp, and > > > /etc/passwd > > > >is protected from downloads and reads by anyone > but > > > >root. > [snip] > > > See: > > > http://perlmonks.org?node_id=198680 > > > > > > Here is a version with a Tk front end: > > > http://perlmonks.org?node_id=387351 > > > > ok but is it possible to emulate an ftp get from > the > > master to retreive files from all clients w/out > > deploying the client code to all clients using > this module? > > Hi Derek, > > Sorry for not providing an answer to your question > (I *think* your question is > answered by the manual. If not, wait for zentara :-) > ) > > I may miss something but it may make the person(s) > who are responsible for > security nervous to hear of plans/thoughts > > - to transfer hundreds of passwd files unencrypted > over the network > - to place them in the /tmp directory with > predictable file names > - of seeing disallowed root login, locked down > files, and missing > ftp as a problem > > At least I would get nervous (although not having > access to hundreds of > boxes...) > > Dani > >
I can understand you comments, but I am behind several firewalls, I changed it from /tmp to my home dir with permissions of 400. scp is being used as a work-around while a manual login will have to be done for those systems that do not have ssh turned on. I was hoping for socket data transfers to mimic an sftp/ftp get without having to deploy code to the clients and or deploying this module on the clients. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <http://learn.perl.org/> <http://learn.perl.org/first-response>
