[p4] Scripting Login

[Shawn Hladky]

The following command will log you in from a batch script.
echo password|p4 login

Make sure there is exactly one space between echo and password, and no
spaces between password and the pipe.

However, I don't recommend this approach.  If you have a script running on a
schedule, it should use a dedicated user login for that purpose.  That user
should have limited rights, and a very long timeout for the ticket.  That
way you can manually log the user in once, and never have to worry about the
timeout or hard-code the password.

On 7/6/06, Vander Werf, Bruce <bvanderwerf at crownintl.com> wrote:
>
> I have several scripts (MSDOS batch files) I use to manage tasks on two
> different Perforce servers. Where I get hung up is on the login. If I
> haven't logged in to a server for 12 hours, a login is required and my
> scripts fails. I haven't been able to figure out how to automate the
> login process, at least not with batch files.  Anyone have any ideas on
> this?
>
>
>
> --Bruce
>
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