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[quote="o_o"]Hi,
	I have used the GUI version of WinSCP to transfer files from my home to my university Linux account since about a year. I am now getting into scripting, and I cannot figure out how to get this to work. I have gone through the documentation on scripting – and the FAQ – but still I think that I might be doing something obviously wrong.

Using the WinSCP GUI I can log in to my university account both using the keyboard and using a key. I now tried the following script: (called [m]winscp_trial.sh[/m] in my [i]My Documents[/i]) My username is [m]masca[/m]
[code]@winscp@
option batch on
option confirm off
open masca:passwd@something.uni-stuttgart.de
cd /home/home_dir[/code]
I started the [m]cmd[/m] prompt on Win XP and got into the [i]My Documents[/i] and then entered the following command:
[code]@batch@
"C:\Program Files\WinSCP3\WinSCP3.exe" /console /script=winscp_trial.sh[/code]

I get a black window that opens up with the following text
[code]
batch        on
confirm      off
Initialisation...
Searching for host...
Connecting to host...
Authenticating...
Using username "maca".
Using keyboard-interactive authentication.
Authenticating with pre-entered password.
Access denied.
Using keyboard-interactive authentication.
Authentication failed.
Authentication log (see session log for details):
Using username "maca".
Using keyboard-interactive authentication.
Authenticating with pre-entered password.
Access denied.
Using keyboard-interactive authentication.

Unable to authenticate
No session.
winscp>
[/code]
	Any ideas on what I need to do next. Thanks to all who take their time to help me.
Regards,
O.O.[/quote]

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o_o

Re: Cannot authenticate using script?

2007-04-02 23:24

Dear Martin,
Thanks for responding. I don't know why I cannot login either using a password, or using a private key. However making a stored session and then using the name of the session in the script works.
I have a few more questions, but I think I would post a separate threads on those topics. Thanks for your site and taking the time to answer our questions.
Regards,
O.O.

martin

Re: Cannot authenticate using script?

2007-03-31

Edit 2021: Use -privatekey switch of the open command:
https://winscp.net/eng/docs/scriptcommand_open#privatekey

If you login using private key, you have these options:
1) Setup stored session with associated key and use the name of the stored session as parameter of open command.
2) Use /privatekey command line option to specify default private key.
3) Use pageant.

o_o

Cannot authenticate using script?

2007-03-29 21:29

Hi,
I have used the GUI version of WinSCP to transfer files from my home to my university Linux account since about a year. I am now getting into scripting, and I cannot figure out how to get this to work. I have gone through the documentation on scripting – and the FAQ – but still I think that I might be doing something obviously wrong.

Using the WinSCP GUI I can log in to my university account both using the keyboard and using a key. I now tried the following script: (called winscp_trial.sh in my My Documents) My username is masca

option batch on
option confirm off
open masca:passwd@something.uni-stuttgart.de
cd /home/home_dir

I started the cmd prompt on Win XP and got into the My Documents and then entered the following command:

"C:\Program Files\WinSCP3\WinSCP3.exe" /console /script=winscp_trial.sh

I get a black window that opens up with the following text

batch        on

confirm      off

Initialisation...

Searching for host...

Connecting to host...

Authenticating...

Using username "maca".

Using keyboard-interactive authentication.

Authenticating with pre-entered password.

Access denied.

Using keyboard-interactive authentication.

Authentication failed.

Authentication log (see session log for details):

Using username "maca".

Using keyboard-interactive authentication.

Authenticating with pre-entered password.

Access denied.

Using keyboard-interactive authentication.



Unable to authenticate

No session.

winscp>

Any ideas on what I need to do next. Thanks to all who take their time to help me.
Regards,
O.O.

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