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I don't use these scripts myself, but I've had a look at them and I noticed in account_setting.pl there are input statements for Usermame, Password and Encryption key.

# Get user name and validate
    my $uname = Common::getAndValidate(['enter_your', " ", $AppConfig::appType, " ", 'username', ': '], "username", 1);
    $uname = lc($uname); #Important
    my $emailID = $uname;

    # Get password and validate
    my $upasswd = Common::getAndValidate(['enter_your', " ", $AppConfig::appType, " ", 'password', ': '], "password", 0);

Couldn't you just modify these lines to assign your details directly?

# Get user name and validate
    #my $uname = Common::getAndValidate(['enter_your', " ", $AppConfig::appType, " ", 'username', ': '], "username", 1);
        my $uname = "zeke";
    $uname = lc($uname); #Important
    my $emailID = $uname;

    # Get password and validate
    #my $upasswd = Common::getAndValidate(['enter_your', " ", $AppConfig::appType, " ", 'password', ': '], "password", 0);
        my $upasswd = "ZekePW123";

Did you put a # in front of the existing input statements?

#my $uname = Common::getAndValidate(['enter_your', " ", $AppConfig::appType, " ", 'username', ': '], "username", 1);
#my $upasswd = Common::getAndValidate(['enter_your', " ", $AppConfig::appType, " ", 'password', ': '], "password", 0);

Regarding the @ symbol, apparently Perl tries to interpret it, so you need to escape it, for example:

my $uname = "zeke\@domain.com";

I'm not familiar with Perl either, we live and learn!

As to whether you should be doing this in login.pl - may be!

SteveA wrote:

Did you put a # in front of the existing input statements?

No, because those statements I changed directly...I didn't copy and paste them to duplicate, then comment out the original statement.

#my $uname = Common::getAndValidate(['enter_your', " ", $AppConfig::appType, " ", 'username', ': '], "username", 1);
#my $upasswd = Common::getAndValidate(['enter_your', " ", $AppConfig::appType, " ", 'password', ': '], "password", 0);

I have no idea where to type in my username and password. Maybe between those paired but empty quote marks? Or replace double-quoted "username" and "password" at the end there?

[Regarding the @ symbol, apparently Perl tries to interpret it, so you need to escape it, for example:

my $uname = "zeke\@domain.com";

Okay, got it, thanks.

I'm not familiar with Perl either, we live and learn!

As I like to say: "I couldn't hack my way out of a virtual paper bag!"

As to whether you should be doing this in login.pl - may be!

I think it's fine to change the filename...however, I can always stick to the original, after first backing it up as "login-ORIGINAL.pl". I just need to figure out where to type in the username and password...as well as the encryption key! Thanks!

Maybe I'll send a query on this to IDrive support, about creating an automated script. They just asked me to run "send_error_report.pl" and include the ticket number before sending it off to them. This is about finding out why my backup stopped at 18%.

As for your theory that it does not resume from where you left off...IIRC in Windows it DID resume at the percentage point from where I stopped. Anyway, let's see what they have to say.

Last edited by Zeke (2021-02-08 03:40:58)

Wow, such excellent suggestions...thanks immensely. I WILL contact Mr. Kumar on this, shortly. Will report back. But I JUST found something interesting:

I rebooted Linux, and then ran the IDrive script, login.pl...and it says I'm already logged in! Hmm. But I rebooted early this morning, when my monitor was blank, and it wouldn't turn back on. I don't use sleep or hibernation mode, but DO have the system set to turn the screen blank after ten minutes of no activity. Usually, once I tap a key or do a mouse click, the screen turns back on. But I've found that it sometimes fails to do that after leaving the system inactive overnight. So, that forced shutdown (by keeping the power button pressed), may have something to do with my still being logged on to IDrive...by possibly restoring my current online activities before the shutdown.

Egads...just one thing after another...you can't make this stuff up!

Last edited by Zeke (2021-02-08 18:59:40)