You could use the CPAN module Net::SSH http://search.cpan.org/~ivan/Net-SSH-0.09/SSH.pm.
- Install the module on you local PC. - Create a non-privileged user on the remote server - Create SSH certificate for the non-privileged user on the remote machine - Use the non-privileged user to run remote commands from your local from SSH.pm "ssh_cmd()". HTH Mimi On 23/06/2008, Stewart Anderson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Hi, > > I'm sure there are a zillion ways of doing this, but rather than > re-invent the wheel I thought I'd use my best skill - "The ability to > ask someone else and plaguerise :)" > > > So, I would like to poll a remote server (production app server) find > files (log files) in a specific directory tree (recursive) and copy > any over, say day old, to the local machine. > > I would like to do it in a secure way using ssh or some such > mechanism. I can't put anything on the production machine, at best I > could have it run a job to prepare a list of files for the remote to > poll and trawl through. > > All pointers and suggestions appreciated :) > > Stu. > > > > Ps Why you ask? Well, there is no log file retention policy, > logging is done locally and there is not enough disk to keep the log > files for the period they are usually required - Yes I know - > Please don't ask !! > > > > Information in this email including any attachments may be privileged, > confidential and is intended exclusively for the addressee. The views > expressed may not be official policy, but the personal views of the > originator. If you have received it in error, please notify the sender by > return e-mail and delete it from your system. You should not reproduce, > distribute, store, retransmit, use or disclose its contents to anyone. > Please note we reserve the right to monitor all e-mail communication through > our internal and external networks. SKY and the SKY marks are trade marks of > British Sky Broadcasting Group plc and are used under licence. British Sky > Broadcasting Limited (Registration No. 2906991), Sky Interactive Limited > (Registration No. 3554332), Sky-In-Home Service Limited (Registration No. > 2067075) and Sky Subscribers Services Limited (Registration No. 2340150) are > direct or indirect subsidiaries of British Sky Broadcasting Group plc > (Registration No. 2247735). All of the companies mentioned in this paragraph > are incorporated in England and Wales and share the same registered office > at Grant Way, Isleworth, Middlesex TW7 5QD. > > -- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://learn.perl.org/ > > >
