[rancid] Merge OpenGear vendor-provided rancid scripts with official RANCID release for future?

Ni Ne <[email protected]> Tue, 26 Nov 2019 20:53:02 +0000
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OpenGear has published rancid and login files that work with their console =
servers.

The page describing it is here:

https://opengear.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/216369543-RANCID-Support

The direct link to their code is:

https://opengear.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/article_attachments/209925523/opengea=
r-rancid-v2.1.zip

I just implemented their scripts, replacing very old custom hack-jobs I put=
 together years ago, using some other existing login scripts as a base. The=
ir scripts handle the prompts better than my legacy code.

I have successfully tested their code on ~150 OpenGear console servers of v=
arious models (IM7200, IM4xxx, CMx) and on various software versions - 3.16=
 through 4.5

There are some tweaks I made, like running their show version code first. A=
nd that line is not commented out in the resulting output file. But beyond =
that, it works fine.

Would it be possible for their code to be reviewed and merged with official=
 rancid source for easier future use?

Thanks,

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OpenGear has published rancid and login files that work with their console =
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The page describing it is here:</div>
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<a href=3D"https://opengear.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/216369543-RANCID-=
Support">https://opengear.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/216369543-RANCID-Su=
pport</a><br>
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 color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
The direct link to their code is:</div>
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 color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<br>
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 color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<a href=3D"https://opengear.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/article_attachments/209925=
523/opengear-rancid-v2.1.zip" id=3D"LPlnk818281">https://opengear.zendesk.c=
om/hc/en-us/article_attachments/209925523/opengear-rancid-v2.1.zip</a><br>
</div>
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<br>
</div>
<div style=3D"font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;=
 color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
I just implemented their scripts, replacing very old custom hack-jobs I put=
 together years ago, using some other existing login scripts as a base. The=
ir scripts handle the prompts better than my legacy code.</div>
<div style=3D"font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;=
 color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<br>
</div>
<div style=3D"font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;=
 color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
I have successfully tested their code on ~150 OpenGear console servers of v=
arious models (IM7200, IM4xxx, CMx) and on various software versions - 3.16=
 through 4.5</div>
<div style=3D"font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;=
 color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<br>
</div>
<div style=3D"font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;=
 color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
There are some tweaks I made, like running their show version code first. A=
nd that line is not commented out in the resulting output file. But beyond =
that, it works fine.</div>
<div style=3D"font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;=
 color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<br>
</div>
<div style=3D"font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;=
 color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
Would it be possible for their code to be reviewed and merged with official=
 rancid source for easier future use?</div>
<div style=3D"font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;=
 color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<br>
</div>
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 color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
Thanks,</div>
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