ncftp not looking into .netrc
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I have this sort of stanza in my .netrc:
machine ftp.mydomain.com
login mylogin
password mypassword
and while I can successfully connect with ftp:
ftp ftp.mydomain.com
and passing credentials to ncftp:
ncftp -umylogin -pmypassword ftp.mydomain.com
I get this using only ncftp ftp.mydomain.com
NcFTP 3.2.4 (May 16, 2010) by Mike Gleason (http://www.NcFTP.com/contact/).
Connecting to xxx.xxx.0.140...
ProFTPD 1.3.1 Server (Debian) [::ffff:xxx.xxx.0.140]
Login incorrect.
Sleeping 20 seconds...
ncftp .netrc
edited Mar 15 '18 at 0:09
Jeff Schaller
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asked Jan 30 '13 at 17:28
neurinoneurino
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I have this sort of stanza in my .netrc:
machine ftp.mydomain.com
login mylogin
password mypassword
and while I can successfully connect with ftp:
ftp ftp.mydomain.com
and passing credentials to ncftp:
ncftp -umylogin -pmypassword ftp.mydomain.com
I get this using only ncftp ftp.mydomain.com
NcFTP 3.2.4 (May 16, 2010) by Mike Gleason (http://www.NcFTP.com/contact/).
Connecting to xxx.xxx.0.140...
ProFTPD 1.3.1 Server (Debian) [::ffff:xxx.xxx.0.140]
Login incorrect.
Sleeping 20 seconds...
ncftp .netrc
edited Mar 15 '18 at 0:09
Jeff Schaller
39.9k1054126
asked Jan 30 '13 at 17:28
neurinoneurino
1,22511322
add a comment |
I have this sort of stanza in my .netrc:
machine ftp.mydomain.com
login mylogin
password mypassword
and while I can successfully connect with ftp:
ftp ftp.mydomain.com
and passing credentials to ncftp:
ncftp -umylogin -pmypassword ftp.mydomain.com
I get this using only ncftp ftp.mydomain.com
NcFTP 3.2.4 (May 16, 2010) by Mike Gleason (http://www.NcFTP.com/contact/).
Connecting to xxx.xxx.0.140...
ProFTPD 1.3.1 Server (Debian) [::ffff:xxx.xxx.0.140]
Login incorrect.
Sleeping 20 seconds...
ncftp .netrc
edited Mar 15 '18 at 0:09
Jeff Schaller
39.9k1054126
asked Jan 30 '13 at 17:28
neurinoneurino
1,22511322
I have this sort of stanza in my .netrc:
machine ftp.mydomain.com
login mylogin
password mypassword
and while I can successfully connect with ftp:
ftp ftp.mydomain.com
and passing credentials to ncftp:
ncftp -umylogin -pmypassword ftp.mydomain.com
I get this using only ncftp ftp.mydomain.com
NcFTP 3.2.4 (May 16, 2010) by Mike Gleason (http://www.NcFTP.com/contact/).
Connecting to xxx.xxx.0.140...
ProFTPD 1.3.1 Server (Debian) [::ffff:xxx.xxx.0.140]
Login incorrect.
Sleeping 20 seconds...
ncftp .netrc
ncftp .netrc
edited Mar 15 '18 at 0:09
Jeff Schaller
39.9k1054126
asked Jan 30 '13 at 17:28
neurinoneurino
1,22511322
edited Mar 15 '18 at 0:09
Jeff Schaller
39.9k1054126
asked Jan 30 '13 at 17:28
neurinoneurino
1,22511322
edited Mar 15 '18 at 0:09
Jeff Schaller
39.9k1054126
edited Mar 15 '18 at 0:09
Jeff Schaller
39.9k1054126
edited Mar 15 '18 at 0:09
Jeff Schaller
39.9k1054126
39.9k1054126
asked Jan 30 '13 at 17:28
neurinoneurino
1,22511322
asked Jan 30 '13 at 17:28
neurinoneurino
1,22511322
asked Jan 30 '13 at 17:28
neurinoneurino
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man ncftp states, that ncftp do not use .netrc file for storing preferences. See FILES section for details. Instead it use $HOME/.ncftp/ directory.
Just connect to your server and use bookmark command for creating a record in $HOME/.ncftp/bookmarks file
answered Jan 30 '13 at 17:42
dchirikovdchirikov
2,89811015
I relied on this doc I found online but it was wrong... However the bookmarks facility forces using at least once in interactive mode, not always what you want... Thanks
– neurino
Jan 30 '13 at 17:55
This man is very old, I guess. I could not find any mentions about netrc in change log
– dchirikov
Jan 30 '13 at 18:02
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This is rewrite of dchirikov's answer with links and a howto.
Although old man pages seem to indicate it was once the case, It appears that ncftp has not supported the .netrc file for quite some time. The most recent, official man page makes no mention of it. I found a debian bug report from 2002 regarding the lack of support. The ncftp developer (Mike Gleason) responded with:
The
.netrcfile has little to do with ncftpput's config file, which can
contain exactly one set of login information. Proper parsing of a
.netrcbloats the code without tangible benefit since you can't use it
with ncftpput without editing it.
I think it's safe to say that .netrc support was intentionally removed and won't be returning anytime soon.
The ncftp way to achieve passwordless login/transfer is to make a bookmark. It's pretty straightforward:
$ ncftp -u username ftp.example.com
[...]
Password requested by [host IP address] for user "username".
User username okay, need password.
Password:
Then you enter the password and you are in. You should get the server's welcome text and:
Restricted user logged in.
Logged in to ftp.example.com.
At the ncftp / > prompt, enter bookmark. You'll be prompted to give a name to the bookmark (the suggestion is a useful version of the host name, example in our example), and confirm that you want to save the password.
If you quit ncftp and browse the file ~/.ncftp/bookmarks, you'll see a line for your host, with the bookmark name, the host name, the username, and the password. The password is saved in an encoded form, which is probably not totally secure, but at least more secure than plaintext as it is in the .netrc file.
Now do:
$ ncftp example
[...]
Restricted user logged in.
Logged in to ftp.example.com.
ncftp / >
And there you are. The bookmarks are good for the put/get versions of ncftp too. For instance,
$ ncftpput example destdir file
Will put file on the server ftp.example.com in the directory destdir.
answered Jan 9 at 15:01
Matthew LeingangMatthew Leingang
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man ncftp states, that ncftp do not use .netrc file for storing preferences. See FILES section for details. Instead it use $HOME/.ncftp/ directory.
Just connect to your server and use bookmark command for creating a record in $HOME/.ncftp/bookmarks file
answered Jan 30 '13 at 17:42
dchirikovdchirikov
2,89811015
I relied on this doc I found online but it was wrong... However the bookmarks facility forces using at least once in interactive mode, not always what you want... Thanks
– neurino
Jan 30 '13 at 17:55
This man is very old, I guess. I could not find any mentions about netrc in change log
– dchirikov
Jan 30 '13 at 18:02
add a comment |
man ncftp states, that ncftp do not use .netrc file for storing preferences. See FILES section for details. Instead it use $HOME/.ncftp/ directory.
Just connect to your server and use bookmark command for creating a record in $HOME/.ncftp/bookmarks file
answered Jan 30 '13 at 17:42
dchirikovdchirikov
2,89811015
I relied on this doc I found online but it was wrong... However the bookmarks facility forces using at least once in interactive mode, not always what you want... Thanks
– neurino
Jan 30 '13 at 17:55
This man is very old, I guess. I could not find any mentions about netrc in change log
– dchirikov
Jan 30 '13 at 18:02
add a comment |
man ncftp states, that ncftp do not use .netrc file for storing preferences. See FILES section for details. Instead it use $HOME/.ncftp/ directory.
Just connect to your server and use bookmark command for creating a record in $HOME/.ncftp/bookmarks file
answered Jan 30 '13 at 17:42
dchirikovdchirikov
2,89811015
man ncftp states, that ncftp do not use .netrc file for storing preferences. See FILES section for details. Instead it use $HOME/.ncftp/ directory.
Just connect to your server and use bookmark command for creating a record in $HOME/.ncftp/bookmarks file
answered Jan 30 '13 at 17:42
dchirikovdchirikov
2,89811015
edited Jan 30 '13 at 17:47
answered Jan 30 '13 at 17:42
dchirikovdchirikov
2,89811015
answered Jan 30 '13 at 17:42
dchirikovdchirikov
2,89811015
answered Jan 30 '13 at 17:42
dchirikovdchirikov
2,89811015
2,89811015
I relied on this doc I found online but it was wrong... However the bookmarks facility forces using at least once in interactive mode, not always what you want... Thanks
– neurino
Jan 30 '13 at 17:55
This man is very old, I guess. I could not find any mentions about netrc in change log
– dchirikov
Jan 30 '13 at 18:02
add a comment |
I relied on this doc I found online but it was wrong... However the bookmarks facility forces using at least once in interactive mode, not always what you want... Thanks
– neurino
Jan 30 '13 at 17:55
This man is very old, I guess. I could not find any mentions about netrc in change log
– dchirikov
Jan 30 '13 at 18:02
I relied on this doc I found online but it was wrong... However the bookmarks facility forces using at least once in interactive mode, not always what you want... Thanks
– neurino
Jan 30 '13 at 17:55
I relied on this doc I found online but it was wrong... However the bookmarks facility forces using at least once in interactive mode, not always what you want... Thanks
– neurino
Jan 30 '13 at 17:55
This man is very old, I guess. I could not find any mentions about netrc in change log
– dchirikov
Jan 30 '13 at 18:02
This man is very old, I guess. I could not find any mentions about netrc in change log
– dchirikov
Jan 30 '13 at 18:02
add a comment |
This is rewrite of dchirikov's answer with links and a howto.
Although old man pages seem to indicate it was once the case, It appears that ncftp has not supported the .netrc file for quite some time. The most recent, official man page makes no mention of it. I found a debian bug report from 2002 regarding the lack of support. The ncftp developer (Mike Gleason) responded with:
The
.netrcfile has little to do with ncftpput's config file, which can
contain exactly one set of login information. Proper parsing of a
.netrcbloats the code without tangible benefit since you can't use it
with ncftpput without editing it.
I think it's safe to say that .netrc support was intentionally removed and won't be returning anytime soon.
The ncftp way to achieve passwordless login/transfer is to make a bookmark. It's pretty straightforward:
$ ncftp -u username ftp.example.com
[...]
Password requested by [host IP address] for user "username".
User username okay, need password.
Password:
Then you enter the password and you are in. You should get the server's welcome text and:
Restricted user logged in.
Logged in to ftp.example.com.
At the ncftp / > prompt, enter bookmark. You'll be prompted to give a name to the bookmark (the suggestion is a useful version of the host name, example in our example), and confirm that you want to save the password.
If you quit ncftp and browse the file ~/.ncftp/bookmarks, you'll see a line for your host, with the bookmark name, the host name, the username, and the password. The password is saved in an encoded form, which is probably not totally secure, but at least more secure than plaintext as it is in the .netrc file.
Now do:
$ ncftp example
[...]
Restricted user logged in.
Logged in to ftp.example.com.
ncftp / >
And there you are. The bookmarks are good for the put/get versions of ncftp too. For instance,
$ ncftpput example destdir file
Will put file on the server ftp.example.com in the directory destdir.
answered Jan 9 at 15:01
Matthew LeingangMatthew Leingang
1113
add a comment |
This is rewrite of dchirikov's answer with links and a howto.
Although old man pages seem to indicate it was once the case, It appears that ncftp has not supported the .netrc file for quite some time. The most recent, official man page makes no mention of it. I found a debian bug report from 2002 regarding the lack of support. The ncftp developer (Mike Gleason) responded with:
The
.netrcfile has little to do with ncftpput's config file, which can
contain exactly one set of login information. Proper parsing of a
.netrcbloats the code without tangible benefit since you can't use it
with ncftpput without editing it.
I think it's safe to say that .netrc support was intentionally removed and won't be returning anytime soon.
The ncftp way to achieve passwordless login/transfer is to make a bookmark. It's pretty straightforward:
$ ncftp -u username ftp.example.com
[...]
Password requested by [host IP address] for user "username".
User username okay, need password.
Password:
Then you enter the password and you are in. You should get the server's welcome text and:
Restricted user logged in.
Logged in to ftp.example.com.
At the ncftp / > prompt, enter bookmark. You'll be prompted to give a name to the bookmark (the suggestion is a useful version of the host name, example in our example), and confirm that you want to save the password.
If you quit ncftp and browse the file ~/.ncftp/bookmarks, you'll see a line for your host, with the bookmark name, the host name, the username, and the password. The password is saved in an encoded form, which is probably not totally secure, but at least more secure than plaintext as it is in the .netrc file.
Now do:
$ ncftp example
[...]
Restricted user logged in.
Logged in to ftp.example.com.
ncftp / >
And there you are. The bookmarks are good for the put/get versions of ncftp too. For instance,
$ ncftpput example destdir file
Will put file on the server ftp.example.com in the directory destdir.
answered Jan 9 at 15:01
Matthew LeingangMatthew Leingang
1113
add a comment |
This is rewrite of dchirikov's answer with links and a howto.
Although old man pages seem to indicate it was once the case, It appears that ncftp has not supported the .netrc file for quite some time. The most recent, official man page makes no mention of it. I found a debian bug report from 2002 regarding the lack of support. The ncftp developer (Mike Gleason) responded with:
The
.netrcfile has little to do with ncftpput's config file, which can
contain exactly one set of login information. Proper parsing of a
.netrcbloats the code without tangible benefit since you can't use it
with ncftpput without editing it.
I think it's safe to say that .netrc support was intentionally removed and won't be returning anytime soon.
The ncftp way to achieve passwordless login/transfer is to make a bookmark. It's pretty straightforward:
$ ncftp -u username ftp.example.com
[...]
Password requested by [host IP address] for user "username".
User username okay, need password.
Password:
Then you enter the password and you are in. You should get the server's welcome text and:
Restricted user logged in.
Logged in to ftp.example.com.
At the ncftp / > prompt, enter bookmark. You'll be prompted to give a name to the bookmark (the suggestion is a useful version of the host name, example in our example), and confirm that you want to save the password.
If you quit ncftp and browse the file ~/.ncftp/bookmarks, you'll see a line for your host, with the bookmark name, the host name, the username, and the password. The password is saved in an encoded form, which is probably not totally secure, but at least more secure than plaintext as it is in the .netrc file.
Now do:
$ ncftp example
[...]
Restricted user logged in.
Logged in to ftp.example.com.
ncftp / >
And there you are. The bookmarks are good for the put/get versions of ncftp too. For instance,
$ ncftpput example destdir file
Will put file on the server ftp.example.com in the directory destdir.
answered Jan 9 at 15:01
Matthew LeingangMatthew Leingang
1113
This is rewrite of dchirikov's answer with links and a howto.
Although old man pages seem to indicate it was once the case, It appears that ncftp has not supported the .netrc file for quite some time. The most recent, official man page makes no mention of it. I found a debian bug report from 2002 regarding the lack of support. The ncftp developer (Mike Gleason) responded with:
The
.netrcfile has little to do with ncftpput's config file, which can
contain exactly one set of login information. Proper parsing of a
.netrcbloats the code without tangible benefit since you can't use it
with ncftpput without editing it.
I think it's safe to say that .netrc support was intentionally removed and won't be returning anytime soon.
The ncftp way to achieve passwordless login/transfer is to make a bookmark. It's pretty straightforward:
$ ncftp -u username ftp.example.com
[...]
Password requested by [host IP address] for user "username".
User username okay, need password.
Password:
Then you enter the password and you are in. You should get the server's welcome text and:
Restricted user logged in.
Logged in to ftp.example.com.
At the ncftp / > prompt, enter bookmark. You'll be prompted to give a name to the bookmark (the suggestion is a useful version of the host name, example in our example), and confirm that you want to save the password.
If you quit ncftp and browse the file ~/.ncftp/bookmarks, you'll see a line for your host, with the bookmark name, the host name, the username, and the password. The password is saved in an encoded form, which is probably not totally secure, but at least more secure than plaintext as it is in the .netrc file.
Now do:
$ ncftp example
[...]
Restricted user logged in.
Logged in to ftp.example.com.
ncftp / >
And there you are. The bookmarks are good for the put/get versions of ncftp too. For instance,
$ ncftpput example destdir file
Will put file on the server ftp.example.com in the directory destdir.
answered Jan 9 at 15:01
Matthew LeingangMatthew Leingang
1113
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