NetEx EFT213 Reference Manual Rel 5.4

LOGIN Alias CommandDescriptionThe LOGIN alias command is used to establish a connection to a remote host on the network. The host namespecified must exist in the local network hosts database (either in the local hosts file, accessible through DNS,or NetEx/IP NCT file). The LOGIN alias command issues the NetEx/eFT CONNECT command to establishthe connection.The LOGIN alias prompts for login information and issues a connect command to the specified host. Anymissing parameters are prompted for. The password is captured in ‘secure’ mode so it does not display on theuser’s terminal.Refer to the description of qualifiers in the “CONNECT Command” section, on page 101, for further information.FormatCommand Qualifiers ParametersLOGin[host] [username] [password][qualifiers...]Where:LOGINhostusernamepasswordqualifiersExamples(required) the verb for this command. The minimum spelling is LOG.(prompt) the name of the remote host computer to which the connection should be established(prompt) the name of the user to use for the login on the remote host computer. If this parameteris not specified, the login alias will prompt the user to enter a username.(prompt) the password to use for the username login sequence on the remote host computer.If this parameter is not specified, the login alias will prompt the user to enter the password.(prompt) additional qualifiers for the CONNECT command.To establish a NETEX/eFT session using the LOGIN alias command, issue the following commands:eFT> loginHostname? sunburnUsername? smithPassword? ********Qualifiers?sunburn>Related TopicsFTP Alias CommandOPEN Alias CommandCONNECT CommandREF-eFT213-R5.4-08 General Alias Commands Page 181