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SecureCRT® 6.1 Logon Options

Beginning with version 6.1, the SecureCRT client provides several new options for system logon that you will want to consider if you need to control the logon process or your initial session window state. They are the option to log on through the terminal window, to run scripts at logon, and new expect-send capabilities.

For Secure Shell sessions, you can now log on entirely through the terminal window, rather than have a popup window appear to input passwords or passphrases. To do this, select the option Display logon prompts in terminal window found in the Logon Actions category of Session Options.

 

Scripts may now be run in SecureCRT during the logon process, not just invoked after logging on as before. This means, for instance, that you can turn on the Script Recorder, go through your logon steps, stop recording, and have a quick, reusable script. The option is configured using the Logon script panel on the Logon Actions category.

 

For those who use expect-send strings to control their logon or terminal environment, there is now no limit on the number of sequences, and sequences can be reordered. This method has always been favored by some because it requires no scripting knowledge. Note that normally your logon expect string is the logon prompt. To make sure that your expect string works every time, include only the characters that are always the same (some prompts include such things as counters and pathnames).

Possible applications of scripts and expect-send sequences are to configure a remote session, to quickly initiate server "hops", or to provide an alternative to a UNIX/Linux dot file, as might be needed for logging onto a router.