How to setup a custom script to attempt server logons and other functions

I typically use Python with pexpect to do this sort of thing. The folowing
snippet will log on to a Brocade switch, run a command and return the
result:

while True:
        logon_cmd = 'ssh ' + cfg_file.getVal("remote_user") + '@' +
remote_host
        #print 'logon_cmd = ' + logon_cmd
        child=pexpect.spawn(logon_cmd)
        i = child.expect(['password:',pexpect.EOF],timeout=10)
        if i == 1:
                print "EOF-1 returned"
                time.sleep(30)
                continue
        child.sendline(cfg_file.getVal("remote_pw"))
        remote_prompt = cfg_file.getVal("remote_prompt")
        i = child.expect([remote_prompt, pexpect.EOF],timeout=10)
        #returned_lines = child.after
        #print returned_lines
        if i == 1:
                print "EOF-2 returned"
                time.sleep(30)
                continue
        remote_cmd = cfg_file.getVal("portshow_cmd")
        #print "remote_cmd = " + remote_cmd
        child.sendline(remote_cmd)
        i = child.expect([remote_prompt, pexpect.EOF],timeout=10)
        if i == 1:
                print "EOF-3 returned"
                time.sleep(30)
                continue
        returned_lines = child.before
        child.close();

Thanks,
Larry Barber


On Thu, Mar 8, 2012 at 4:30 PM, Don Kuhlman <user-5eb2bfadc6c6@xymon.invalid> wrote:

 Hi folks. I've been googling all day, searching the forums, and looking
at other spots but obviously I'm doing something wrong.

 I'm trying to now setup some customization in Xymon for business
applications.

 I want to do it either with a homemade script, download, or using built
in features.

 My first task is to try and login to an ftp server using a test id and
password to verify it is up and accepting connections.

 Next would be to connect via sFTP and try the same thing.

 I'm also trying to do the same kind of tasks with webpages that host
applications.

 Can someone point me to the best way to do this from our Xymon server,
and if there are code snips of how to make an ftp connection, send an ID,
Password, and then quit, I would really appreciate knowing where to find
them.

 Regards,

 Don K