Expect script to run a shell script in remote server - expect

Question

I am trying to create an expect script to execute a shell script with arguments in remote server, however the script is not getting executed and it is returning the $ prompt in remote server. Here is the script
#!/usr/bin/expect
spawn ssh username#servername
expect "password:"
send "abc\r"
expect "$ "
send "cd /home/abc\r"
send "./script.sh --status arg1 arg2\r"
-- here the script is located in home/abc directory and the shell script ./script needs to be executed with the parameter --status arg1 arg2. Also i need to save the contents of ./script.sh --status arg1 arg2 in a file and email it. Can the mailx command works inside a expect script or i need to call this expect script from a another shell script. Please assist. Thanks

Answer 1

Try something quick and risky:
#!/usr/bin/expect -f
set password your_password
set timeout 100
spawn scp -q /home/abc/script.sh username#server:/tmp
expect {
"(yes/no)?" {send "yes\r"; exp_continue}
"password:" {send "$password\r"; exp_continue}
"lost connection" {puts "ERROR: lost connection"}
"No route to host" {puts "ERROR: no route to host"}
timeout {puts "ERROR: timeout"}
}
spawn ssh username#server
expect {
"(yes/no)?" {send "yes\r"; exp_continue}
"password:" {send "$password\r"; exp_continue}
"username#server" {send "sh /tmp/script.sh; exit\r";exp_continue }
"password for username:" {send "$password\r"; exp_continue}
"password:" {send "$password\r"; exp_continue}
"lost connection" {puts "ERROR: lost connection"}
"No route to host" {puts "ERROR: no route to host"}
timeout {puts "ERROR: timeout"}
}
Variable password put there to run script automatically.
Also you see "$password\r" as reference to set variable.
spawn scp -q /home/abc/script.sh username#server:/tmp copies your script to /tmp in remote server. -q flag disables the progress meter.
spawn ssh username#server connects to your server.
sh /tmp/script.sh runs script copied in the previous step.
Also, I send e-mails using mutt