Re: [gentoo-user] lftp -u user,pass(word

[Mick]

On Friday 08 Apr 2016 14:17:21 Neil Bothwick wrote:
> On Fri, 8 Apr 2016 15:05:45 +0200, hw wrote:
> > > However, the man page also advises against giving the password on the
> > > command line (because it is then available to anyone with normal user
> > > shell access while the command is running) and suggests using either
> >
> > I need to use it with a script for automatic downloads, so the password
> > wouldn't appear in the history.  Using a ~/.netrc would create a
> > dependency on the user who runs the script, which is something I would
> > prefer to avoid.
>
> It's not just the history, the password appears in the putput from ps
> while the transfer is running.
>
> > > ~/.netrc, which you have already said works, or $LFTP_PASSWORD along
> > > with --env-password. Have you tried this?
> > >
> > > LFTP_PASSWORD='pass(word' lftp --env-password -u user
> > > ftp://example.com
> >
> > Thanks, that looks like a good solution.  I'll see if that works ...
>
> If that doesn't work, you could always sidestep the issue by changing the
> password to "password1" ;-)

I remember banging my head against a brick wall trying similar methods to get 
ssmtp to use a passwd with special characters.  It would only accept 
alphanumeric characters.  I wasn't sure if this was a bash or an ssmtp 
problem.  I ended up changing the passwd.  :-(

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Regards,
Mick