Mikrotik backup script using ssh and expect
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    #!/bin/bash
    BACKUP_DIR="/var/backups"
    HOSTNAME="192.168.88.1"
    PORT="22"
    USER="admin"
    PASS="123456"
    TMP=$(mktemp)
    TODAY=$(date +%F)
    FILENAME="$HOSTNAME-$TODAY"
    PATH="/usr/local/sbin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin"
    
    # create expect script
    cat > $TMP << EOF 
    #exp_internal 1 # Uncomment for debug
    set timeout -1
    spawn ssh -p$PORT $USER@$HOSTNAME
    match_max 100000
    expect -exact "password:"
    send -- "$PASS\r"
    sleep 1
    expect " > "
    send -- "/export file=$FILENAME\r"
    expect " > "
    send -- "/system backup save name=$FILENAME\r"
    expect " > "
    send -- "quit\r"
    expect eof
    EOF
    
    # run expect script
    #cat $TMP # Uncomment for debug
    expect -f $TMP
    
    # remove expect script
    rm $TMP
    
    # download and remove backup files
    # "xfer:clobber on" means overwrite existing files
    cd ${BACKUP_DIR}
    echo "
      set xfer:clobber on
      get ${FILENAME}.rsc
      rm ${FILENAME}.rsc 
      get ${FILENAME}.backup
      rm ${FILENAME}.backup" | 
    lftp -u $USER,$PASS $HOSTNAME
    
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_BY: Pejman Moghadam_  
_TAG: mikrotik, ssh, expect, lftp_  
_DATE: 2012-05-27 14:42:14_