Using fetch in http server that requires authentication
Hi, I want to use fetch to get some files from our http snap server but it requires username and password; Here's the details username: renem password: mhall[;] How will I tell fetch to use those details and automatically provide it when the server asks for it? The reason why I want to do this is because I want the task to become automated during boot time. I also noticed the password contains special characters, but I don't know if they'll have to be escaped. Perhaps you do. Any idea? thanks. -jay ___ Do you Yahoo!? Declare Yourself - Register online to vote today! http://vote.yahoo.com ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Using fetch in http server that requires authentication
On Tue, Oct 05, 2004 at 12:12:45AM -0700, Mark Jayson Alvarez said: Hi, I want to use fetch to get some files from our http snap server but it requires username and password; Here's the details username: renem password: mhall[;] fetch http://renem:mhall\[\;[EMAIL PROTECTED]/file.txt I also noticed the password contains special characters, but I don't know if they'll have to be escaped. Perhaps you do. Any idea? thanks. They will. I have escaped them by prefixing a \ symbol before them. I suggest after this post you change the password. Even though you haven't provided us with much more detail, posting a username and password and saying These are the credentials for our SNAP server is a big security risk, as someone evil might know you by name :) -- Adam Smith Internode : http://www.internode.on.net Phone : (08) 8228 2999 Dog for sale: Eats lots and is fond of children. ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Using fetch in http server that requires authentication
Adam Smith said: fetch http://renem:mhall\[\;[EMAIL PROTECTED]/file.txt I also noticed the password contains special characters, but I don't know if they'll have to be escaped. Perhaps you do. Any idea? thanks. They will. I have escaped them by prefixing a \ symbol before them. I suggest after this post you change the password. Even though you haven't provided us with much more detail, posting a username and password and saying These are the credentials for our SNAP server is a big security risk, as someone evil might know you by name :) This may depend on your shell, but you could also escape the whole thing at once with quotes on each end: fetch 'http://renem:mhall[;[EMAIL PROTECTED]/file.txt' This is often easier and less to type if there are more than 2 characters to be escaped. -- Charles Ulrich System Administrator Ideal Solution, LLC - http://www.idealso.com ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
