Scenario:
Ssh to a remote host, su as root and download root’s files
Solution:
file: example.spy
file = '/root/file.tgz'
tmpfile = '/tmp/file.tgz'
pwd = 'secret'
user = 'user'
host = 'host'
# make ssh connection
$.connect(f'{user}@{host}',password=pwd)
# sudo as root to modify file's mode
with $sudo -S su as console:
console.expect('password')
console.sendline(pwd)
# copy as a temporary file
console.sendline(f'cp {file} {tmpfile}')
# set owner of the temporary file to "user"
console.sendline(f'chown {user} {tmpfile}')
# download the temporary file with "user"
src, dst = $.download(tmpfile)
print('downloaded as ', dst)
# remove the temporary file
$rm @{tmpfile}
# close the connnection
$.close()
# ls folder on localhost
$ls -l
execution examples
$sshscript example.spy
$sshscript example.spy --verbose
$sshscript example.spy --debug
Origin: https://www.facebook.com/groups/gpython/posts/10157054268769579/