Purpose

This document is focused on how to utilize Bamboo password variables to SSH into remote host using Bamboo Script task.

Solution

Follow the steps to configure the script task:

• Add a script task to your Bamboo plan and use the below code:

  #!/usr/bin/expect -f
  spawn ssh <username>@<hostname> "sh test.txt"
  expect "Password:"
  send "${bamboo.password_variable_name}\r"
  interact

  Pointers:

  • Replace <username> with a username and <hostname> with a hostname of the machine to which you will be establishing the connection.
  • "sh test.txt" could be changed to commands as well. For example - "echo hello". In this case, this "test.txt" file is present under the home directory of the host in which I am logging into using the SSH session.
  • "bamboo.password_variable_name" is the global variable which I am using here as the password. Name of that Global Variable is - "password_variable_name"
  • Prerequisites:
    • expect - You have to get the binary of "expect" installed.