Re: FTP MIB object handler function

On Thu, 16 Nov 2006 15:26:35 -0500 Robert P wrote:
RRP> 	What I need to do is have a MIB client set the FTP server
RRP> address, source file, dest file, username and password through SETS of
RRP> MIB objects then get or put a file triggered by the SET of another MIB object?
RRP> 
RRP> 	How do I call the ftp command from my qedTransferAction  handler
RRP> function ?  I am using Linux....if anyone has implemented this using SFTP
RRP> that would be a GREAT help!

You don't want to call FTP from your handler... it would block the agent until
the transfer finished! I think what you need to do is to fork() a child
process to start the FTP when the transfer is started.

RRP> qedTransferAction  OBJECT-TYPE
RRP>     SYNTAX     INTEGER {
RRP>                 put(1)
RRP>               get(2)
RRP>                }
RRP>     DESCRIPTION
RRP>         "Set to go(1) to start a transfer."
RRP>     ::= { qedFileTransferMgt 1 }

This description mentions "go(1)", but there is no go value listed (1=put).

RRP> qedTansferStatus  OBJECT-TYPE
RRP>     SYNTAX     INTEGER {
RRP>                   inactive(1),
RRP>                   getting-file(2),
RRP>                   putting-file(3),  
RRP>                   file-not-found(4),
RRP>                   server-does-not-respond(5),
RRP>                   invalid-username-password(6),
RRP>                   unknown-error(7),
RRP>                   success(8)
RRP>                }

This implies that you need to monitor the status an result of the transfer.
So, either you need a library which implements the FTP protocol and has an API
for this information, or you have to run ftp/sftp and parse the output.

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