expect script not working as expected

[mephmanx]

I am trying to use an expect script against a pfsense 2.6 vm running on qemu but I am seeing strange behavior when trying to use it.

expect script (for demo purposes)

#!/usr/bin/expect
set timeout -1;
spawn telnet localhost 4568
send "\n"
expect -ex "Enter an option:"
send "8\n"
expect "option:"
send "8\r"
expect eof
expect "root"
send "./pf-init-2.sh\r"
expect "/root"

But when it is run, it hangs at the below prompt:

Adding debug output:

[viragomann]

@mephmanx
Why don't you use SSH??

[mephmanx]

@viragomann can i change the ssh port? i am running this through an ssh session so ssh to localhost 22 logs in to the local system, not the pfsense vm.

[rcoleman-netgate]

@mephmanx said in expect script not working as expected:

can i change the ssh port?

https://docs.netgate.com/pfsense/en/latest/config/advanced-admin.html#ssh-port

A search header in our docs when you search "ssh port"

[mephmanx]

@rcoleman-netgate what would be the value in the xml? i dont have access to the gui in this use case.

[mephmanx]

@viragomann it also appears like I have no access to the networks either...only telnet. i havent hooked up the virtual ports to the host...

[viragomann]

@mephmanx
Can you edit and re-import the config?

If so, there is an <ssh> section within <system>.
You can add a port line there:

<port></port>