tentacle_client1
A client file transfer protocol
Usage
tentacle_client <options>
Tentacle
is
a
client/server
file
transfer
protocol
that
aims
to
be:
Tentacle is
now
the
default
file
transfer
method
for
Pandora
FMS
and
Babel
Enterprise.
Tentacle is
implemented
in
Perl
and
ANSI
C
(Windows
platforms
included).
You can
download
it
and
get
more
information
at
the
official
Sourceforge
website
http://tentacled.sourceforge.net/.
Options
Tentacle Client options :
-a address : Server address (default 127.0.0.1).
-c : Enable SSL without a client certificate.
-e cert : OpenSSL certificate file. Enables SSL.
-f ca : Verify that the peer certificate is signed by a ca.
-g : Get files from the server.
-h : Show help.
-k key : OpenSSL private key file.
-p port : Server port (default 41121).
-q : Quiet. Do now print error messages.
-r number : Number of retries for network operations (default 3).
-t time : Time-out for network operations in seconds (default 1s).
-v : Be verbose.
-w : Prompt for OpenSSL private key password.
-x pwd : Server password.
Examples
tentacle_client -a 192.168.1.1 -v /bin/bash
|
Simple file transfer with maximum file size set to 1MB |
|---|---|
tentacle_client -a 192.168.1.1 -x password -v /bin/bash
|
Simple file transfer with password authentication (not secure) |
tentacle_client -a 192.168.1.1 -x password -e cert.pem -k key.pem -v /bin/bash
|
Secure file transfer with client certificate and password authentication |
Notes
Tentacle requires Perl 5.8 or higher to works
Releases
Unchanged in 7 releases since Debian 7 (Wheezy).