Configuring the UNIX Session-based CLI adapter

In a UNIX environment, you provide the initial command as a Telnet command, which opens a sub-shell. Subsequent commands execute in the sub-shell in a session. You can specify the command at the command level or at the command-group level.

The console prompt appears when the system is waiting for a command. This prompt indicates that a command has been executed.

The following figure shows a sample configuration of the UNIX Session-based CLI adapter with prompt.

XML sample of the Session-based CLI adapter configuration with prompt for UNIX


<config>
  <initial-command>
   <command prompt="password:">telnet -l username -a hostname</command>
   <command prompt="$">test</command>
  </initial-command>
  <prompt>$</prompt>
</config>

The following figure shows a sample configuration of the UNIX Session-based CLI adapter with expect.

XML sample of the Session-based Command Line configuration with expect for UNIX


<config>
  <initial-command>
   <command expect="password:">telnet -l username -a hostname</command>
   <command expect="$">test</command>
  </initial-command>
  <expect>$</expect>
</config>

 

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