FTP quote command

[Mehrzad Irani]

I am trying to automate something in Python, and I require to connect to a NonStop server via ftp.

The issue I face is this:
Everytime I sign into ftp (via python or via cmd prompt) I always login default to either guardian/osh environment (which one is unpredictable), and I can change between the two using "quote" command - which is all fine and good.

But, when I want to issue the command from python (via ftpObject.sendcmd('quote guadian') I get a response code of 500 (command not understood):

ftplib.error_perm: 500 'QUOTE guardian': command not understood

Is there a way for me to control where ftp signs in?

[roberto....@gmail.com]

Mehrzad,
It depends on the safeguard-settings of your logon-id (user or alias) where you end up - in Guardian or OSS. Check the output of SAFECOM INFO USER xxx:
INITIAL-PROGTYPE = PROGRAM
INITIAL-PROGRAM =
INITIAL-DIRECTORY = /users/NL19796
When the INITIAL-DIRECTORY has been set, you get OSS, else Guardian.

And for the QUOTE-command: leave out the 'quote ' itself, just send 'OSS' or 'GUARDIAN'.

rOBERTO

[wbreidbach]

Besides the Safeguard configuration there is another possibility if you are using native Guardian users, this does not work for aliases.
If you want the native user to get a Guardian prompt you can change the portconf file of the related LISTNER process:

ftp $system.ztcpip.ftpserv UEXT 2000,2000,200 GUARDIAN 1

You need to restart the LISTNER afterwards.
The UEXT parameter increases the default file size and GUARDIAN 1 causes an implicite "Quote Guardian".
If you are within OSS you can transfer to Guardian subvols as well:
put abc /G/system/work/abc. This works fine for binary transfers, for ASCII you would get a code 180 file which could be converted to a 101 file by using CTOEDIT.

[Joachim Schmitz]

You're not by chance using anonymous ftp here? Then 'qoute' won't work.

Bye, Jojo

[Mehrzad Irani]

Thank you. The removing of quote in sendcmd was helpful. It works.