Telnet module doesnot return the prompt back

[nilendud]

Hello,

I have a problem. I need to run some commands as superuser on a
remote machine.
I am using net::Telnet to login to the remote machine when i type
$telnet->cmd("su - root"); the prompt ( I guess) waits for me to type
the password on the remote machine and control never comes back :-(

Is there any work around? any otehr module that could help...
i thought about sudo but that too need password for the first time.

Please suggest

Nilendu

 

[Gregory Toomey]

Hello,

I have a problem. I need to run some commands as superuser on a
remote machine.
I am using net::Telnet to login to the remote machine when i type
$telnet->cmd("su - root"); the prompt ( I guess) waits for me to type
the password on the remote machine and control never comes back :-(

Is there any work around? any otehr module that could help...
i thought about sudo but that too need password for the first time.

Please suggest

Nilendu

I use expect (1) for this sort of thing. And use ssh instead of telnet.

gtoomey