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Dradden
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"open" not completely logging in

2018-03-06 22:15

Trying to get this set so WinSCP will keep the local (Windows) folder synchronized with the remote (Linux) machine folder.

Script:

@echo off
"C:\Program Files (x86)\WinSCP\WinSCP.exe"
open sftp://root@ipremoved/ -hostkey="hostkey_removed=" -privatekey="D:\Cryp\server\Private Keys\server_key.ppk"
"synchronize local D:\server backups /root/winscp_sync"
"exit"
set WINSCP_RESULT=%ERRORLEVEL%
if %WINSCP_RESULT% equ 0 (
echo Success
) else (
echo Error
)
exit /b %WINSCP_RESULT

This opens WinSCP program itself but stops there. What am I missing? Pageant is running and logging in normally with the program is fine.

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martin◆ Site Admin
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Re: open Not Completely Logging In

2018-03-07

See Why are some WinSCP scripting commands specified in a batch file not executed/failing?

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Dradden
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Posts:: 5
Location:: Canada

2018-03-07 15:39

Thanks, that helped some. Connection is now working, but it complains about unknown command and path. I am not sure why. Here is the output:

C:\Program Files (x86)\WinSCP>winscp.com /command "open sftp://root@removed/ -hostkey="removed=" -privatekey="D:\Cryp\server\Private Keys\server.ppk"" ^
Searching for host...
Connecting to host...
Authenticating...
Using username "root".
Authenticating with public key "server" from agent.
Authenticated.
Starting the session...
Session started.
Active session: [1] root@removed
Unknown command '256'.

C:\Program Files (x86)\WinSCP>"synchronize local D:\server backups /root/winscp_sync"
The filename, directory name, or volume label syntax is incorrect.

The directories are correct, triple checked. Not sure if related to the "Unknown command '256'."

New .bat contents:

cd C:\Program Files (x86)\WinSCP
winscp.com /command ^
"open sftp://root@removed/ -hostkey="removed=" -privatekey="D:\Cryp\server\Private Keys\server.ppk"" ^
"synchronize local D:\server backups /root/winscp_sync"

Do you see why it is failing?

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Dradden

2018-03-08 21:10

Have not been able to figure this out, pretty strange.

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martin◆ Site Admin
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2018-03-09

That's covered by the same FAQ:
https://winscp.net/eng/docs/faq_batch_file#quotes

I.e., it should be:

"open sftp://root@removed/ -hostkey=""removed="" -privatekey=""D:\Cryp\server\Private Keys\server.ppk"""

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Dradden
Joined:: 2018-03-06
Posts:: 5
Location:: Canada

2018-03-09 14:49

Edit: I have fixed the below it was as you had said quotes. Now WinSCP opens and stalls at winscp>. It isn't executing the synchronize local command for some reason.

I have tried that and get the same result:

"open sftp://root@removed/ -hostkey="ssh-ed25519 256 removed=" -privatekey="D:\Cryp\server\Private Keys\server.ppk"""
That part works ok, the actual directories I have an issue with it seems. Have tried a few different variations.

"synchronize local D:\server_backups /root/winscp_sync"

"synchronize local "D:\server_backups" "/root/winscp_sync"""
Always get back the same:

C:\Program Files (x86)\WinSCP>winscp.com /command "open sftp://root@removed/ -hostkey="ssh-ed25519 256 removed=" -privatekey="D:\Cryp\server\Private Keys\server.ppk""" Searching for host... Connecting to host... Authenticating... Using username "root". Authenticating with public key "server" from agent. Authenticated. Starting the session... Session started. Active session: [1] root@removed Unknown command '256'. C:\Program Files (x86)\WinSCP>"synchronize local D:\server_backups /root/winscp_sync" The filename, directory name, or volume label syntax is incorrect.

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Dradden
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Location:: Canada

2018-03-09 16:19

I got this working, thanks for the help :) Leaving it here maybe will help somebody out.

cd C:\Program Files (x86)\WinSCP
winscp.com /command ^
   "open sftp://root@removed/ -hostkey=""ssh-ed25519 256 removed="" -privatekey=""D:\Cryp\server\Private Keys\server.ppk""" ^
   "synchronize local D:\server_backups /root/winscp_sync" ^
   "exit"

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martin◆ Site Admin

Re: open Not Completely Logging In

2018-03-12

Your batch file syntax is wrong. Again, all this is covered in:
Why are some WinSCP scripting commands specified in a batch file not executed/failing?

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