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Example

Use the Run Telnet Command operator interactively

The Run Telnet Command operator operates in the following interactive manner:

1. Open a Telnet connection to the remote host.
2. Do one of the following:
   • If no login is required, go to step 8.
   • If password only login is required, go to step 4.
   • If user name and password login is required, then read from the Telnet session until one of the following occurs:
     • You match the pattern specified in User Login Text Prompt. (Go to Step 3.)
     • The Time to Wait for Prompts is up. If this time elapses, the operator fails.
3. Send the User name.
4. Read from the Telnet session until one of the following occurs:
   • You match the pattern specified in User Password Text Prompt (go to Step 5).
   • The Time to Wait for Prompts expires. If this occurs, fail the operator.
5. Send the password, then:
   1. Read from the Telnet session until one of the following occurs:
      • You match the pattern specified in User Command Prompt, and continue.
      • The Time to Wait for Prompts expires, then fail the operator.
   2. Determine if the operator is set to Run Commands as Another User:
      • If so, go to step 6.
      • If not, go to step 7.
6. Send the Switch User Command and then do the following:
   1. Read from the Telnet session until one of the following occurs:
      • You match the pattern specified in Switch User Password Text Prompt.
      • You match the pattern specified in Switch User Command Prompt.
      • The Time to Wait for Prompts expires.
   2. Take one of the following actions, based on the outcome:
      • If you match the pattern for Switch User Password Text Prompt (password required to switch user), send the Switch User Password, and read from the Telnet session until one of the following occurs:

        - You match the pattern specified in Switch User Command Prompt. Go to Step 7.

        - The Time to Wait for Prompts expires and the operator fails.

      • If you match the pattern for Switch User Command Prompt (no password required to switch user), go to Step 7.
      • If the Time to Wait for Prompts expires, fail the operator.
7. The Run Telnet Command operator has logged in and switched the user, if applicable. The operator is now ready to execute the commands.
8. Loop through the commands, send one command at a time, and read from the Telnet session until one of the following occurs:
   • You match the pattern specified in User Command Prompt (if we did not switch to another user). Repeat step 8 and send the next command.
   • You match the pattern specified in Switch User Command Prompt (if we switched to another user). Repeat step 8 and send the next command.
   • The Time to Wait for Prompts expires without matching the User Command Prompt or the Switch User Command Prompt (whichever is applicable). Fail the operator.