I have 100 servers which need a new backup server added to a text file, and then the backup agent restarted.

[LittlePython]

Does this require a ssh client or server?

I use authpf to open up my  PF firewall for internet use. Generally I just
open up putty and make a connection to the FW ( which open the ports) and
minize it till I am done. When I close putty authpf losses the ssh session
heartbeat and will then instruct the FW to close the ports. I would love to
write a simple client to do this form me instead of using putty. Do you
think these mods would work for me on a windows platform?

Thx

"Ravi Teja" <webraviteja at gmail.com> wrote in message
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>
> gavino wrote:
> > This seems easy but I have been asking tcl and python IRC chat all day
> > and no one gave an answer.
> > I have 100 servers which need a new backup server added to a text file,
> >  and then the backup agent restarted.
> > If I have a list of the servers, all with same root password, and the
> > connection is ssh.
> > How do I connect to the server, cat the line to the config file, stop
> > adn start the agent, and then do same to next server in list and
> > iterate through the 100 servers.
> > What script would allow this?
>
> Try pxssh from pexpect. Look at the sample in the page.
> http://pexpect.sourceforge.net/pxssh.html
> It will allow you to automate ssh interactions.
>